You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.

Because her instinct has told her, or because she has been reliably informed, the faded virgin knows that the supreme joys are not for her; she knows by a process of the intellect; but she can feel her deprivation no more than the young mother can feel the hardship of the virgin's lot.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality.

You wake up in the morning, and lo! your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the universe of your life! It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions. No one can take it from you. It is unstealable. And no one receives either more or less than you receive.