To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
As I neared her, I bent to help her up, and was nearly knocked over her.
I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.