People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us!
Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack.
Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
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.