I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
We do not attach ourselves lastingly to anything that has not cost us care, labor or longing.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
If we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.
Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
Intolerance has always been with us, you know. The moment you have ideology, we have intolerance, whether it's the secular ideology or, you know ideocratic ideology, which always brings with it some kind of intolerance.
If God is the Supreme good then our highest blessedness on earth must lie in knowing Him as perfectly as possible.
It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself.
If you think you can do it, your body will find a way to make it happen.