a manufactured interest has no staying quality - especially if it involves any hard work.

The fact is, the secret of happiness is the sense of proportion.

Grief is the price Love pays for being in the same world with Death.

Hearts don't come when Reason whistles to 'em.

there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!

There is a bond, it appears, between mother and child which endures as long as they do. It is independent of love; reason cannot weaken it; hate cannot destroy it.

When two duties jostle each other, one of 'em isn't a duty.