There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.

In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

What are men to rocks and mountains?

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.

Obstinate, headstrong girl!

She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.

You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

Sometimes you have to live in precarious and temporary places. Unsuitable places. Wrong places. Sometimes the safe place won't help you.

Wisdom of the Ages: "Friendship" The only ship that can weather any storm.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

For whatever reason, I don't know why, but Cambodians learned something in their suffering and their struggle that we have lost touch with.

What is outside yourself does not convey much worth; Clothes do not make the man, the saddle not the horse.

If you want anything done right you will have to see to it yourself every time.

I still believe in getting married in churches and baptizing children. I go through those motions.

Looks aren't all there is in the world, my lady. They are certainly no protection against being alone. Hearts never see through the eyes. (Sebastian)

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness.

Live, for this is the time of your life.