There have been men who could play delightful music on one string of the violin, but there never was a man who could produce the harmonies of heaven in his soul by a one-stringed virtue.

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

Do not judge from mere appearances.

No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

I can't be afraid of someone whose human side I see and know.

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week dream I am back there.

I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.

Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws.

A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.

We all wish there were more 'Bridesmaids' out there.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.

Do you know how many houses all of the nonprofits have built? No more than 5,000 in five years. Do you know how many we lost? 200,000.

An habitation giddy and unsure Hath he that buildeth on the vulgar heart.