There is such a thing as honest pride and self-respect.

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

Do not judge from mere appearances.

No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

Any success against a false target is a false victory.

I’m not going to be like my mother. You’re maniacs. You’re mad.“Yes, ” said Kate. “I know it. And so you won’t be. The best of luck to you. And what are you going to be instead?

Many people mistakenly think a new technology cancels out an old one.

Like many of you, I've always been slightly obsessed with vampires, dating back to the prime-time series 'Dark Shadows, ' which I followed avidly as a kid.

...to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their flesh is one of the most deplorable and shameful infirmities of the human state

The rich women, to avoid dividing the inheritance among many, kill their own fetus in the womb and with murderous juices extinguish in the genital chamber their children.

I've learned one thing about life. We're a good deal like that ball, dancing on the fountain. We know as little about the forces that move us, and move the world around us, as that empty ball does.

The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It's a morning yearning.

Nothing has that fire we feel when we're onstage.

The child-teacher relationship is crucial.