True men and women are all physicians to make us well.

Temperance to be a virtue must be free, and not forced.

Beauty is no local deity, like the Greek and Roman gods, but omnipresent.

Every pure thought is a glimpse of God.

Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.

Hope is the parent of faith.

Patience is nobler motion than any deed.

Fine manners are like personal beauty,--a letter of credit everywhere.

Paradoxical as it may seem, God means not only to make us good, but to make us also happy, by sickness, disaster and disappointment.

Self-condemnation is God's absolution; and pleading guilty, acquittal at his bar.

Religion is indeed woman's panoply; no one who wishes her happiness would divest her of it; no one who appreciates her virtues would weaken her best security.

People don’t just appear on the beach unless they’re demigods or gods or really, really lost pizza delivery guys. (It’s happened—but that’s another story.)

You are pretty, aren’t you?”Rosika frowned. “You don’t have to sound so surprised.

I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.

The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.

It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.

Why lock yourself in your own cage when someone is handing you a key?

How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain.

We must rediscover the habit of thinking the best of each other

What do I do now?” “I don’t know. Fade away, perhaps. Or find another role.

In the big picture, life has a gap in it. It just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it.