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.

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.

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.

punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification

Sometimes the only thing we can do for people is pray.

HeDestiny is very jealous FOR TRUE LOVE

Many stories magnify a fact.

Our own story is even more important for us to know than history.

It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.

Our disrespect for thinking: someone sitting in a chair, gazing out of a window blankly, always described as 'doing nothing'.

We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American.

Even those who venture to dip a toe in the pond of risk never allow themselves to get used to the water.

Songwriting is never one thing. I've spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I've done it in twenty minutes.

North Vegas is where you go if you're a hooker turning forty and the syndicate men on the strip decide you're no longer much good for business out there with the high rollers.