Two clergymen disputing whether ordination would be valid without the imposition of both hands, the more formal one said, "Do you think the Holy Dove could fly down with only one wing?

I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.

We write to share the deepest heart-talk of our souls.

Setting boundaries is a way of caring for myself. It doesn't make me mean, selfish, or uncaring because I don't do things your way. I care about me too.

If your daily life seems poor do not blame it blame yourself tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.

I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want.

I romanced internally about early death till it was too late to die early.

The guiding principle of ruling elites was--and still is: When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.

I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.

People have a view of a God who is terrible that they can't even imagine being loving or wanting anything to do with.

I don't think [Donald] Trump was playing rope-a-dope. He probably said, "Look, I've done these. How many debates did we do in the primaries? I know what's happening."