Many people today in the developed countries are so far removed from poverty and suffering and starvation that they lack empathy for the sufferings of others.
There is no magician like love.
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
There is no cosmetic like happiness
Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.
Men are capable of making great sacrifices, who are not willing to make the lesser ones, on which so much of the happiness of life depends. The great sacrifices are seldom called for, but the minor ones are in daily requisition; and the making them with cheerfulness and grace enhances their value.
We certainly have to improve on our performances especially up front. It's not that the strikers are not in form, as all four of them are; they just have to be more accurate.
Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.
Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things.
Minds are not conquered by force, but by love and high-mindedness.