Mrs. Bulstrode's naïve way of conciliating piety and worldliness, the nothingness of this life and desirability of cut glass, the consciousness at once of filthy rags and the best damask...

It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.

And certainly, the mistakes that we male and female mortals make when we have our own way might fairly raise some wonder that we are so fond of it.

But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

Blameless people are always the most exasperating.

People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.

I don't see how a man is to be good for much unless he has some one woman to love him dearly.

Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness.

Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.

If knowledge is a glass of water, then wisdom is the unlimited, infinite and not yet invented ocean.

The key to your success on planet earth is to find the field where your gift would be of the highest benefit

And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.

When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.

The first and most basic rule is to consider social facts as things.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

A fresh pair of eyes can often find problems.

I only think well when my mind is calm.

In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.

When one is traveling, one must expect to spend a certain amount of money foolishly.