She that asks Her dear five hundred friends, contemns them all, And hates their coming.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

I’m mistaken….for thinking you were someone with a heart worth breaking.

Each new day begins with a meditation, and ends with a purifying catharsis.

Hugs are nourishment for the heart.

He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug.“You just looked like you needed one, ” he said.

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

Look around, and you see everywhere the exertions and acts of individuals restricted, regulated, or promoted, on the principle of the common welfare.

Taught him the only thing he had to learn about love: that nobody teaches life anything.

I believe in following your instincts with the people that you like and who you like to be with.

Allah loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.

In the context of eternity, time doesn't matter.