I won't say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly, and it wasn't me.

To be sure a stepmother to a girl is a different thing to a second wife to a man!

But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

I look at [books] as a child looks at cakes - with glittering eyes and a watering mouth, imagining the pleasure that awaits him.

There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.

Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment.

Those who are happy and successful themselves are too apt to make light of the misfortunes of others.

I dare not hope. I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.

But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

The Best Things In Life Aren't So Sweet But Their Results Are Sweeter!

Live a sacred life in the fullness God’s grace.

God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.

I'm having a great life. And I'm 73 and they still phone me up and ask me to do a job here and there.

When people are grieving, it's kind of like a storm, and you need something to grab onto, but often you have to brave it on your own.

Espousing the melancholy of ancient symbols, I would have freed myself.

I want to live like a man.

Electrify your life! With heating and cooling, cooking and travel, and you will be doing a lot to help the future of this planet. There is no need to burn anything anymore.

Duarte is a moderate when it comes to civilian control of the military and curbing death squads. On economics, the man is almost a Marxist.