Silence sweeter is than speech.

There never was night that had no morn.

The sheriff listened uneasily to a sound, very uncommon at elections, of the populace expressing an opinion contrary to that of the lord of the soil.

The lad, like many another, owed nothing to his father but his mere existence—Heaven knows whether that gift is oftenest a curse or a boon.

One cannot make oneself but one can sometimes help a little in the making of somebody else.

Question is the Champion of Quest

The "question" is the inoculation against and the antidote for ignorance.

He stared up at the moon, which looked like a giant hole in the sky, letting light through to the other side.

Sometimes if I tell people, 'I'm afraid that I'm really a fraud,' or 'I have a lot of self-doubt,' they go, 'Oh, no, you're kidding.' I go, 'No, I'm really honest.'

Success is a very fragile veneer. I get wary of people who embrace celebrity. It ruins people.

And there's always retrospect to light a clearer path.

Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

Do I believe that God can change bitter circumstances into sweet blessing? Am I willing to let Him?

That's all well and good in practice, but how does it work in theory?

I am a living member of the great family of all souls.