Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.

The accident of an accident.

There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved. The aspiring soul which he embodies is the lover in him. And the transcendental Self which he reveals from within is his Beloved.

If we are walking in joy, we are trusting God.

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell.

There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.

as lucky as a man in a women's prison with a fist full of pardons.

The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.

A fool hath no dialogue within himself, the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second.

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience.

The foundation of relationships is based on the premise of mutual purpose.

The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.

A father said to his son, "When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was studying books by the light of the fireplace."The son replied, "When Lincoln was your age, he was President.".

Soul meets soul on lovers lips.

The Rose has but a Summer reign, The daisy never dies.

Goths are sort of like mimes with long hair and trenchcoats. Neat.