If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

There is a transcendent power in example.

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

The weight of absence is as much a feature of any library as the constriction of order and space.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.

Faith must rise beyond the recognised norm into a lifestyle that accurately represents the victorious Son of God.

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

Change is the very fabric of our time.

Earth angels help others remember who they are.

After the earthquake and the fire comes the still, small voice.

The United States is unique among the rich countries, developed countries, in not having some kind of a national health-care system.

Painting is literature in colors. Literature is painting in language.