The poor never estimate as a virtue the generosity of the rich.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Is idleness indeed so black a crime?What are the Busy doing, half their time?

The past informs the present.

Don't fall in trap of mediocrity and loose thinking. Surround yourself with intellectual people and thinkers. Be an awesome version of yourself day after day!!

Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.

Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.

Genres do exist because frequent users of any large bookstore can instantly tell what any piece of fiction is supposed to be about by its title, its cover and its location in the shop.

Pictures... are also opinions... [they] set down what the camera operator sees and he sees what he wants to see and what he loves and hates and pities and is proud of.

And while he was doing those things, he thought about Allie and the love that was missing from both their lives.

I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.