That grief is the most durable which flows inward, and buries its streams with its fountain, in the depths of the heart.

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem

Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.

It is not designed that the road should be made too smooth for us here upon earth.

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

Magnanimity is above circumstance; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.

National antipathy is the basest, because the most illiberal and illiterate of all prejudices.

To survive was to escape fate. But if you escape your fate, whose life do you then step into?

I can say for the first time that I am not afraid, and while this is a feeling that can undoubtedly change with time, I feel cradled by this universe and the immense love that comes from it.

You put a character out there and you're in their power. You're in trouble if they're in yours.

Lots of opera singers are just boring.

We live in a time where brands are people and people are brands.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it.

All can hear, but only the sensitive can understand.

A loving heart, a heart full of love, is the precious essence of human life.

Winners train, losers complain. Give me twelve players that want to win and they will find a way to win.