From the neglect of a real duty, she became the slave of a false one.

his mother, who had never been able to manage him, sent him to school to get rid of him, lamented his absence till he returned, then writhed and fretted under his presence until again he went.

There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end

the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength.

Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _to do_. Action _may_ be hypocrisy, but being is the thing itself, and is the parent of action.

The main secret of his progress, the secret of all wisdom, was, that with him action was the beginning and end of thought.

Ignorance is no reason with a fool for holding his tongue.

The person who can not bear with a sick man or a baby is not fit to be a woman.

She did not even trouble herself much to show Godfrey her gratitude. We may spoil gratitude as we offer it, by insisting on its recognition. To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it

No good ever comes of pride, for it is the meanest of mean things, and no one but he who is full of it thinks it grand.

If you fall in love, make sure your landing is soft.

The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. Hard work, but that's its nature.

When you make a lot of money for a record company, they don't want you to evolve. Growing older, you naturally do.

I developed a reputation as a "hothead" because I got in the face of a lot of reporters and they thought I was just a hotheaded person. What they didn't understand was that I was motivated by love.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

A gardener's work is never at an end; it begins with the year and continues to the next.

The bigger the challenge, the bigger the sense of accomplishment when you get to the end of it.

I rob banks because that's where the money is.

I'm not sure if you're the person for me any more.

What is happening now is that the number of people who are not strong enough or do not feel strong enough to decide to live without the security provided by the community or the state, is going up.