A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
The car skidded to a stop just in front of me, and I jumped back and lost my balance and ended up on the road.
I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is two weeks.
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.