The main secret of his progress, the secret of all wisdom, was, that with him action was the beginning and end of thought.

his mother, who had never been able to manage him, sent him to school to get rid of him, lamented his absence till he returned, then writhed and fretted under his presence until again he went.

There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end

the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength.

Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _to do_. Action _may_ be hypocrisy, but being is the thing itself, and is the parent of action.

Ignorance is no reason with a fool for holding his tongue.

The person who can not bear with a sick man or a baby is not fit to be a woman.

She did not even trouble herself much to show Godfrey her gratitude. We may spoil gratitude as we offer it, by insisting on its recognition. To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it

No good ever comes of pride, for it is the meanest of mean things, and no one but he who is full of it thinks it grand.

punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification

Singers, actors or artists who touch on sorrow are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.Cross it? I'm making plans to destroy the bridge from orbit.-Colonel Ceeta & Captain Tagon

...if you always move in certainty, your writing will be flat - creativity is a rugged terrain...

It isn'y explanations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on.

Let thy speech be short comprehending much in few words.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

The Catt sees not the mouse ever.

All dwarfs may be bastards yet not all bastards are dwarfs.

How much damage will have been done before we act?

I kick-kick game, can't injure Nicki. That's why they nick-nicknamed me Ninja Nicki.