To have all those noble Romans alive before me, and walking in and out for my entertainment, instead of being the stern taskmasters they had been at school, was a most novel and delightful effect.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect

It will be your duty, and it will be your pleasure too to estimate her (as you chose her) by the qualities that she has, and not by the qualities she may not have.

The streets looked small, of course. The streets that we have only seen as children always do I believe when we go back to them

We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!

...I hope that simple love and truth will be strong in the end. I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.

His was not a lazy trustfulness that hoped, and did no more.

When you were in love, you knew no fear or hatred. When you were fearful, there was no possibility of love or hate. And when there was hate, there was only hate.

Philosophy is to religion as psychoanalysis is to pseudoscience

Life is about the journey, not the destination. As long as we persevere in mindful thinking, beliefs and actions, our internal compass will point us towards true-self each step of the way.

One makes his own meanings as the counterfeiter prints his own money: both know full well that the value of either rests solely in the gullibility of its recipient...

Each of us was saved by God not only to enjoy the kingdom of God but also to have a victorious life here on earth

You can save a lot of time waiting on God.

The end of the rope stops in the palm of God.

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

Out on a 30 day tour, you got nothing, but groupies and promoters to love you.

I'd like to be remembered as a man who went to Heaven and not another place.