The beating of my heart was so violent and wild that I felt as if my life were breaking from me.
The true sage is not he who sees, but he who, seeing the furthest, has the deepest love for mankind.
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.
The truth that seems discouraging does in reality only transform the courage of those strong enough to accept it; and, in any event, a truth that disheartens, because it is true, is still of far more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.
I count only the hours that are serene.
All mothers are rich when they love their children. There are no poor mothers, no ugly ones, no old ones. Their love is always the most beautiful of joys.
You don't stay married for 35 years by accident. I think that that's willful and intentional and something that both people really want.
I wish that more and more adventurous young men would give up the gun in favour of the camera.
Our deepest human need is not material at all. Our deepest need is to be seen.
The Prime Minister wins debate after debate and loses battle after battle. The country is beginning to say that he fights debates like a war and the war like a debate.