Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls