One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of all.

The fact is, people who don't have any misfortunes are very irritating to their neighbours. No opportunities for popping in with condolences and new-laid eggs. No visits to the afflicted. No opportunities for the milk of human kindness to flow. Naturally it doesn't.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight.

... the things that happened in your body were never as bad as the things that happened in your mind.

I do not approve of children being beaten. It is always a confession of failure.

There's a general consensus of opinion that people in love are apt to look silly -- except to each other.

it isn't good tactics to ask for something that you know will be refused.