It is not where one is, but in what direction he is going.

his mother, who had never been able to manage him, sent him to school to get rid of him, lamented his absence till he returned, then writhed and fretted under his presence until again he went.

There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end

the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength.

Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _to do_. Action _may_ be hypocrisy, but being is the thing itself, and is the parent of action.

The main secret of his progress, the secret of all wisdom, was, that with him action was the beginning and end of thought.

Ignorance is no reason with a fool for holding his tongue.

The person who can not bear with a sick man or a baby is not fit to be a woman.

She did not even trouble herself much to show Godfrey her gratitude. We may spoil gratitude as we offer it, by insisting on its recognition. To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it

No good ever comes of pride, for it is the meanest of mean things, and no one but he who is full of it thinks it grand.

When you do pratikraman after conflict, the conflict is erased. When you give rise to new conflicts, the energies that had arisen will disappear again.

Seventh grade had a full complement of creeps, weirdos, future criminals, and nerds.

The truth of a theory can never be proven, for one never knows if future experience will contradict its conclusions.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents.

We no longer build fireplaces for physical warmth—we build them for the warmth of the soul; we build them to dream by, to hope by, to home by.

The good life for me always meant connecting with those big, important issues that grown-ups get so excited about.

In this mirror, I am enclosed a live and real as you. Imagine angels and not like the reflections.

Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried.

Sometimes if you have financial restraints, it's a benefit. It forces you to come up with a more creative way.