She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

I see him in my mind's eye, feel him in my soul...twin flames will unite.

We are fascinated by Ramses as Renaissance Christians were by the American Indians, those (human?) beings who had never known the word of Christ.

Play the man Master Ridley we shall this day light such a candle by God's grace in England as I trust shall never be put out.

Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am please by the decision to correct this unfair practice.

I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.

It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them.

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul, breaking the mental manacles, getting the brain out of bondage, giving courage to thought, filling the world with mercy, justice, and joy.

I am far more comfortable with failure than I ever will be with success.