I love truth, although I shall die hating mere facts, because they are misleading.

sanity, in my opinion, is an achievement. I have seen very few well-balanced people in my life who were not dunces.

The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.

This is the wonderful thing about the pure in heart--they do see God.

It is easier to give all your goods to feed the poor, or not to have any goods - only your virtues, to boast of - than it is to judge the rich with charity.

I love truth, although I shall die hating mere facts, because they are misleading.

Mere words will not do. They must convey the color, charm, and pulse of life. They must have a private twinkle of wit in them that makes a good-natured noise like laughter through the keyhole of the reader's mind.