I ask no risen dust to teach me immortality; I am conscious of eternal life.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

If you walk in the light by faith, there is no fear for darkness.

As I get older I'm more and more comfortable being alone.

I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.

The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.

Buddy of mine once told me that he'd rather fly a jet than kiss his girl. Said it gave him more of a kick.

Men play harder than they work; women work harder than they play.

My mother is the bravest human being I've ever come across.

There's been an instant desire to try to take some of the rhetoric that has done so well for Mr. Trump and apply it to Australian politics.