The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
I felt the doors open near me, and then saw a confusion of booted feet moving close by.
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.