The chain of habit coils itself around the heart like a serpent, to gnaw and stifle it.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Going away won't change anything if you're running from yourself.

The silent dog is the first to bite.

If I'm paying money to come to see you, you shouldn't look like everybody else in the crowd.

We are not saved in order to be a blessing to other people--you will be that inevitably--but primarily we are saved in order to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, God's Son.

Nobody gets killed when they're happy. It always starts with an argument, or a debt.

We see very few people who are satisfied. They say that the only ones who are really happy are the enlightened or the fools.

The only way to understand something is to be confronted by something that is difficult to understand.

The trick, my brethren and sisters is to enjoy the journey, traveling hand in hand, in sunshine and storm, as companions who love one another.

Ultimately you understand there is order in the universe, even if there is no order in your immediate circumstances.

When two people fall in love, past and future disappear.