To-day kings, to-marrow beggars, it is only when they are themselves that they are nothing.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

They had kissed so often in lust, in passion, but never like this.This felt like a renewal, a pledge… A beginning.

Work is the undoing of nature.

The moral world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux.

In the war on terrorism, the immigrant is often the scapegoat.

I love when people write about something, I learn what I'm doing through the eyes of a good critic, positive or negative. It's still a learning experience.

A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.

No one knows my ability the way I do. I am pushing against it all the time.

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.

I feel lonely at times, but I don't want to get into a relationship with someone if it is not right. I'm not the type of person who just does things to do them.