Let us resolve: First, to attain the grace of silence; second, to deem all fault finding that does no good a sin; third, to practice the grade and virtue of praise.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.

life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done.

Just because an impressive storm doesn’t touch you, you must not find it beautiful! Lend an ear to the voices of those which are under the storm!

It's amazing how right you can be about a person you don't know; it's only the people you do know who confuse you.

I could not conjure up one melancholy fancy upon a mutton chop and a glass of champagne.

In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well.

Naruto: BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Success is not just money in the bank but a contented heart and peace of mind.

Don’t you think there’s a problem when we live in a society that considers a woman’s greatest accomplishment being pretty for a man?