Tomorrow is no man's gift.

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars.

Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love.

Every man should have laws of his own, I should think; commandments of his own, for every man has a different set of circumstances wherein to work - or worry.

Every shot that kills ricochets.

In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind.

It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride, monseigneur.

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good.

The real business of life is trying to understand each other.

You can do nothing without prayer and everything with it. Anything worth worrying about is something worth praying about.

Whereas goodness makes greatness teachable, greatness makes goodness touchable.

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.

Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind.

Personally, I'd have welcomed a dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely.

There is a universe behind and before him. And the day is approaching when closing the last book on the last shelf on the far left; he will say to himself, "now what?

Mold clay into a bowl. The empty space makes it useful.

Do not hide your ignorance, because somebody might help you! Hiding always prolongs the problems.