In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
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.
For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.
Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.