There is a still center of the universe. Within that still center are all things, all achievements, all loses, everything and nothing exist there.
True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of them.
Just, harmonious, temperate as is the spirit of liberty, there is in the name and mere notion of it a vagueness so opposite to the definite clearness of the moral law.
When a man says he sees nothing in a book, he very often means that he does not see himself in it: which, if it is not a comedy or a satire, is likely enough.
Do, and have done. The former is far the easiest.
The difference between those whom the world esteems as good and those whom it condemns as bad, is in many cases little else than that the former have been better sheltered from temptation.
The effects of human wickedness are written on the page of history in characters of blood: but the impression soon fades away; so more blood must be shed to renew it.
If you try to lose weight by shaming, depriving and fearing yourself, you will end up shamed, deprived, and afraid. Kindness comes first. Always.
Your memory is your first and best weapon, ladies. Learn to use it.
Why is meditation essential? By meditating we take our garbage out.
It's crazy to close doors to any genres.