Truth and, by consequence, liberty, will always be the chief power of honest men.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

I think that whenever children be born that are not wanted they should be killed directly, before their souls come to 'em, and not allowed to grow big and walk about!

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it we can never do anything wise in this world.

This is not my fault! Any ideas?” “You don't have a white flag, do you?

It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody.

We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Finding a name for something is a way of conjuring its existence, of making it possible for people to see a pattern where they didn't see anything before.

I once blurted out that I found it impossible to bond with my son Winston because I was too tired. I mean how bloody awful does that sound? What a tosser!

At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, and at the end of wisdom, there is not grief...but hope