Temperance to be a virtue must be free, and not forced.

Beauty is no local deity, like the Greek and Roman gods, but omnipresent.

Every pure thought is a glimpse of God.

Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.

Hope is the parent of faith.

Patience is nobler motion than any deed.

Fine manners are like personal beauty,--a letter of credit everywhere.

Paradoxical as it may seem, God means not only to make us good, but to make us also happy, by sickness, disaster and disappointment.

Self-condemnation is God's absolution; and pleading guilty, acquittal at his bar.

Religion is indeed woman's panoply; no one who wishes her happiness would divest her of it; no one who appreciates her virtues would weaken her best security.

Nothing is an absolute reality, all is permitted.

Every day I wake up and ask myself, ‘How can I accept myself and others more fully?

The great reward given to intelligent people is that they can invent all the rules and equate any dissent with stupidity.

I don't think you're dying, " I said. "I think you've just got a touch of cancer.He smiled. Gallows humor.

There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.

There's enough hate in the world. I command you to love. And you have to make an effort.

Nobody ever sees truth except in fragments.

Loneliness: there is no organ that can take it all.

I always get carried away when I'm kissing. I just go nuts! Walking away after it is the strangest moment for me. It's embarrassing - not knowing what to say to each other.

Shopping is actually very similar to farming a field. You can't keep buying the same thing, you have to have a bit of variety. Otherwise you get bored and stop enjoying yourself.

The more wishes you make, the more magnificent Fantasia will become.