Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

A wise man is out of the reach of fortune.

The less negative people you associate yourself with……the more positive your life becomes.

The perceptions of middle age have their own luminosity.

There is one great and universal wish of mankind expressed in all religions, in all art and philosophy, and in all human life: the wish to pass beyond himself as he now is.

We could certainly use a detective. And I've got to hand it to you, Nancy - you sure can keep your head.

The story of a mother's life: Trapped between a scream and a hug.

D'ye think I don't know?" he asked softly. "It's me that has the easy part now. For if ye feel for me as I do for you-then I'm asking you to tear out your heart and live without it.

People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.

Learn all you can. Growth comes from setting your goals high and reaching for the stars.