To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.

It's better seeking the basic in learning something.

Darwin abolished special creations, contributed the Origin of Species and hitched all life together in one unbroken procession.

In Unity we can be enslaved, and in Unity we can also come together as individuals." Old Woman

I defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire.

As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.

You can't live your life to suit other people. The harder you try, the more restrictions they'll put on you just for the fun of seeing you jump through their hoops.

He grinned. “That’s because pixies are ever-after. We’re magic, baby. Just ask Matalina.

I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.