Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him.

Sometimes I wake up with such an immense sense of disappointment that I can hardly breathe.

Countries, states, cities, corporations and laws are all words on paper.

God's ear lies close to the believer's lip.

Cancer is finite. God is way bigger.

Advertising is much like war, minus the venom

Doubt is a necessary precondition tomeaningful action. Fear is the great mover in the end.

We don't reach the light through endless analysis of the dark. We reach the light by choosing the light.

Our feeling is that the status quo often gets a boost and this is the new status quo.

We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities, they will get into drugs and be vulnerable to suicide.