Like a rustic at a fair, we are full of amazement and rapture, and have no thought of going home, or that it will soon be night.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

You discuss philosophy about what you read but never really live the wisdom.

He loved her. And she loved him. And in such bliss does devastation grow.

He was cut from the scene like a case of the runs from a can-can routine.

Iverson glanced down at my white-knuckled grip, then at my eyes. A hint of a smile more subtle than a single flick of snow crossed his face, and his eyes nodded approval.

The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody

To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer the universe.

Simplicity should not be identified with bareness.

All my days have I grown up among the Sages and I have found naught better for a man than silence.

I spent most of my adult life as someone's mother and the rest of my life trying to make sure that children are safe. So this to me is - we wrote Hell Is For Children in 1979.

When my physicality is involved, it's kind of my comfort zone, so I find it much easier to access emotions.