Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Our first and last love is self-love.

The scope of an intellect is not to be measured with a tape-string, or a character deciphered from the shape or length of a nose.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

The opinions of the misanthropical rest upon this very partial basis, that they adopt the bad faith of a few as evidence of the worthlessness of all.

The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.

Are you imperfect, romantically irrational, ridiculously fearless, and utterly illogical? You're my ideal reader, friend, partner. I'm your fan.

The soul preserves beauty.

Hockey,' mused Marcus. 'The sport of kings.

Whenever we say a person's name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, 'She's thoughtless' goes beyond the facts 'She said she'd call me and she didn't.

I stumble all the time parenting my daughter. I ask her for forgiveness all the time and I preach forgiveness to her.

We get sufferings in life so that we become sober and listen to Krishna's message.

Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby.

Sin comes when communication lines are down - it always does, sooner or later.

You can't stop the White Mamba! You can only hope to contain him!

We have to bring back the individual. Management has smothered the individual.