He who has never denied himself for the sake of giving has but glanced at the joys of charity.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

There is a transcendent power in example.

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.

I could be anything but for the faults that I've acquired on my way.

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.

Our football belongs to the working class and has the size, nobility and generosity to allow everyone to enjoy it as a spectacle.

How come New York gets all the cool plane crashes?

The severity of penalties is only a vain resource, invented by little minds in order to substitute terror for that respect which they have no means of obtaining.

I have one female fan. But she lives with me. I'm not aware of any others.

One thing I want you to understand is if I make a decision, it's my decision.

Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.