It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.
Life is hard to bear: but do not affect to be so delicate! We are all of us fine sumpter asses and assesses.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.
The good works that really matter require the help of heaven. And the help of heaven requires working past the point of fatigue so far that only the meek and lowly will keep going long enough. The Lord doesn't put us through this test just to give us a grade; he does it because the process will change us.
If there is no possibility for change in a character, we have no interest in him.
I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.