Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy

The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.

Everything depends on upbringing.

A man on a thousand mile walk has to forget his goal and say to himself every morning, 'Today I'm going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.

It's too easy to criticize a man when he's out of favour, and to make him shoulder the blame for everybody else's mistakes.

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.

Everything I know, I know because of love.

How can one be well...when one suffers morally?

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.

Hatred bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Everyone has a purpose in life - even if yours is to go through it believing you don't have one!

They [Americans] augur misgovernment at a distance and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.

We can say the stars are moving because we have a relative context.

I'd describe myself as a Christian who doesn't believe in God.

I grew up in a house with very few books.

My mom fed us a million balls. Dad took us to tournaments. Couldn't have done it without them. We had a happy tennis family.

I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my fingers.

I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.

Dignity and love do not blend.