The grave is a crucible where memory is purified; we only remember a dead friend by those qualities which make him regretted.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots.

Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

One of the most terrifying things I fear is not my potential, but how much regret I’ll die with should I never use it.

Shakespeare wrote better poetry for not knowing too much; Milton, I think, knew too much finally for the good of his poetry.

I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain.

Using the energy in a scene can really cut the fat off of something and streamline it. It can make it work for you and activate it for you in a way.

No, communication is terrible!

All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butter

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

Science is for those who learn; poetry, for those who know.

Today, it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation precisely because it has never been more important to do so.

Talk about rationality can get very confusing unless the things with which rationality deals are also included.