Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists.

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of childhood into maturity.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

Make the tough choice

Poverty, like obesity, has the tendency to add at least ten years to the appearance of its victims, especially those who are over the age of twenty.

Time is something that interests me a whole lot - past and present, and how the past appears as people change.

The king has been very good to me. He promoted me from a simple maid to be a marchioness. Then he raised me to be a queen. Now he will raise me to be a martyr.

I hate Sunday, and I don't think I'll ever get over it. But I'm going to try.

Oh, you happy sons of the North who have been reared at the bosom of Bach, how I envy you!

We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God.

Life forces enough final decisions on us. We should have the sense to avoid as many of the unnecessary ones as we can.

A dog gets lonesome just like a human. He wants to associate with other dogs, but when they take him out, the poor dog is on a leash and cannot run around.

It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.