The oak roars when a high wind wrestles with it; the beech shrieks; the elm sends forth a long, deep groan; the ash pours out moans of thrilling anguish.

Nature never writes a blind hand.

The spirit of a person's life is ever shedding some power, just as a flower is steadily bestowing fragrance upon the air.

Great eloquence we cannot get, except from human genius.

Leaves are the Greek, flowers the Italian, phase of the spirit of beauty that reveals itself through the flora of the globe.

What a privilege it is to be an American!

It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.

Though I weigh only 120 pounds, when I'm mad, I weigh a ton.

They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.

When there is not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have.

For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole.

I believe that the first step in the setting of a real external world is the formation of the concept of bodily objects and of bodily objects of various kinds.

The days of hair tonics have long since passed.

Retaining our capacity for reason is common sense, but definite conclusions and beliefs keep us from seeing life as it really is at any given moment.

Never judge your clarity based on someone else's response.

Man's destiny lies half within himself, half without. To advance in either half at the expense of the other is literally insane.

There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.

The House has noticed the Prime Minister's remarkable transformation in the past few weeks, from Stalin to Mr. Bean.