Should ever anything be missed - milk, coals, umbrellas, brandy - the cat's pitched into with a boot or anything that's handy.
You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law. [Lat. , Nescis tu quam meticulosa res sit ire ad judicem. ]
He who dies for virtue does not perish.
A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
All men love themselves.
To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
When you hit the wall, it's how fast you come back.
Tris," Tobias says, crouching next to me. His face is pale, almost yellow. There is too much I want to say. The first thing that comes out is, "Beatrice. " He laughs weakly. "Beatrice," he amends, and touches his lips to mine. I curl my fingers into his shirt.
The worship of God is not a rule of safety - it is an adventure of the spirit, a flight after the unattainable.
I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up waiting to go on. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten and they tried to give me time to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything.