He who boasts of his ancestry is praising the deeds of another.
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
The roses, the lovely notes, the dining and dancing are all welcome and splendid. But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who'll go the distance with you. Someone who, when the wedding day limo breaks down, is willing to share a seat on the bus.
I heard them shouting through the muffling canvas of the bag, and then I was being impersonally hauled to my feet by my wrists, my arms wrenched up behind my back, my shoulders screaming.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.