Our greatest indulgence towards a man springs from our despair of him.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet.It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there -buried under the 50, 000 thoughtsthe average person thinks every day

There are some things even magic can’t fix.

Ab figured that the chance of his recognising it would be about the same as a burglar recognising a dollar watch that happened to get caught for a minute on his vest button five years ago

Clearly you did not rise to your exalted position through sales, ” she said after a moment, only the faintest catch in her dry voice. “Because your pitch could use some work.

Mystery. The strangeness of place so necessary to some creative spirits. A perfect mixture of the classical utopia and the pagan mystery.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

If I get into a car on a circuit, I drive as fast as I can; that's it!

There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom.

I support all people on earth who have bodies like and unlike my body, skins and moles and old scars, secret and public hair, crooked toes. I support those who have done nothing large.

It is well to be informed about the winds, About the variations in the sky, The native traits and habits of the place, What each locale permits, and what denies.