If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.

Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

Serenity of manners is the zenith of beauty.

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.

At a certain depth all bosoms communicate, all hearts are one.

These Americans believe that everything is possible.

I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once when we conversed on this subject, should be her forte.

what a luxury it was for people to hold their loved ones whenever they wanted

True contemplation is not a psychological trick but a theological grace. It can come to us ONLY as a gift, and not as a result of our own clever use of spiritual techniques.

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted when you find it taken for granted you are unnerved.

An unhappy life is a life not lived.

I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.

I swim in a shaft of light, upside down, and I can see myself clearly, through and through, from every angle. Perhaps I stand on the brink of a great discovery.

Try to make others happy, and don't despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.

As you get older you also start to lose your anger a bit.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.