Long life will sometimes obscure the star of fame.

Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things

The heart has no wrinkles.

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

There are twelve hours in the day, and above fifty in the night.

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post.

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

People who shout joy from the rooftops are often the saddest of all.

I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)

I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.

Genuine security an only be obtained by looking inside our oneself.

Why do you necessarily have to be wrong just because a few million people think you are?

The poor South. Already guilty of slavery, it became guilty of cigarettes.

Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law.

He knows what I'm thinking. Always. We're connected. The atoms between us ferry messages back and forth.

Bearing sham and scoffing rude, in my place condemned He stood - Sealed my pardon with His blood: Hallelujah, what a Savior!

Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.