Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances.
The very gnarliest and hardest of hearts has some musical strings in it; but they are tuned differently in every one of us.
To have greatly dreamed precludes low ends.
To make the common marvelous is the test of genius.
Folks never understand the folks they hate.
Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes.