The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
A mother is the truest friend we have.
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
There rise authors now and then, who seem proof against the mutability of language, because they have rooted themselves in the unchanging principles of human nature.
The love of a mother is never exhausted. It never changes - it never tires - it endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute. In the face of the world's condemnation, a mother's love still lives on.
Nothing is good for everyone, but only relatively to some people.
A cough is a symptom, not a disease. Take it to your doctor and he can give you something serious to worry about.
It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.
Sexual pleasure, wisely used and not abused, may prove the stimulus and liberator of our finest and most exalted activities.