There isn?t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren?t really living without it.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
What's the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth - Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.