Certainly it is no shame to a man that he should be as nice about his country as his sweetheart, yet it would not be wise to hold everyone an enemy who could not see her with our own enchanted eyes.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do?

No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.

I used to measure myself against other people, but I always came up short. Now, I try to figure out what I really want, and measure myself against that.

You act like you're okay, Like everything is just fine.But you can't hide a frown, And smile at the same time.

Even when they did not look at each other or speak to each other, he could feel a powerful current between them.

He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

I'm more authoritarian with the orchestras than I used to be. You need to hold your ground, I've noticed, or you'll be swept aside.

I've spread my legs in the backseat in a creative sense quite a few times.

Consideration of any kind are a crime against the German people and the soldier at the front.