Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

Appearances often are deceiving.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.