Love, a brilliant fire, to gladden or consume.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

Every pain is repeated in other places and other lives, every joy is repeated in other places and other lives.

The man who cannot obey God cannot say that he loves or trusts his Master. If God knows best then how dare we interfere with His will?

Being a mother is not a matter of running through a succession of chores.

I'm Catbug!

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.

Burned and squashed to death in a silver vat of soup. There must be worst ways to go. But not many.

The Canadian kid who wants to grow up to be Prime Minister isn't thinking big, he is setting a limit to his ambitions rather early.

I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and do that every night. Just see where it goes.

In our society many of the old rituals have lost much of their power. New ones have not arisen.