Not by appointment do we meet Delight And Joy; they heed not our expectancy; But round some corner in the streets of life, They, on a sudden, clasp us with a smile.

They must find it hard to take Truth for authority who have so long mistaken Authority for Truth.

They must find it difficult ... those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority.

When man to man shall be friend and brother.

The deepest dark reveals the starriest hope.

I know no better way of waging the battle for Truth than arraying the facts face to face on either side and letting them fight it out.

A sweet new blossom of humanity, fresh fallen from God's own home, to flower on earth

There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.

Love rays us round as glory swathes a star, And, from the mystic touch of lips and palms, Streams rosy warmth!

And thou hast stolen a jewel, Death! Shall light thy dark up like a Star. A Beacon kindling from afar Our light of love and fainting faith.

This world is full of beauty, as other worlds above, and if we did our duty, it might be as full of love.

To give up on a person you care for who is trying and failing is a bad thing, but to cut ties with an individual who is giving zero effort, yet doing a number on your heart makes sense.

She hoped he could move on one day and find happiness. He had the luxury to try. She hoped he would su

If you have trouble getting motivated always remember that time is going to pass either way and that eventually regret is going to make its way around.

Before becoming a mother I had a hundred theories on how to bring up children. Now I have seven children and only one theory: love them, especially when they least deserve to be loved.

At death our friends and relatives either draw nearer to us and are found out, or depart farther from us and are forgotten. Friends are as often brought nearer together as separated by death.

I'm very much an animal and nature person.

My Vegas act is how I make my money.

Trouble that is easily recognized is half-cured.

I mean, when you grow up dancing, you have to become very comfortable in your own skin.

What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.