Hope is the parent of faith.

Temperance to be a virtue must be free, and not forced.

Beauty is no local deity, like the Greek and Roman gods, but omnipresent.

Every pure thought is a glimpse of God.

Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.

Patience is nobler motion than any deed.

Fine manners are like personal beauty,--a letter of credit everywhere.

Paradoxical as it may seem, God means not only to make us good, but to make us also happy, by sickness, disaster and disappointment.

Self-condemnation is God's absolution; and pleading guilty, acquittal at his bar.

Religion is indeed woman's panoply; no one who wishes her happiness would divest her of it; no one who appreciates her virtues would weaken her best security.

Nothing is an absolute reality, all is permitted.

In the midst of the adversity, we can still strive by the grace of God

If that's the example you want set, you be the example.

So many problems, however infinitely varied they first appear, turn out to be matters of money. I can't tell you how much this offends me.

Maybe someone who dies at the age of a hundred doesn't feel anything more than the fear that grips us when we're six and it's nighttime and our mother comes in to turn out the light.

I had lots of opportunities to survive this [popularity] madness. Madame de Staël said, "Glory is the bright mourning of happiness."

By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged.

Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known we should do them.

To meet somebody who's able to harness the level of courage it takes to walk away and to choose your own life and your own health, the well-being of your family, is really inspiring.

My good mood felt like an endangered species.

I like wearing necklaces, because it lets me know when I'm upside down.