Tenderness is the most modest form of love.

Love is really... a recognition of another person’s integrity and truth.

Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.

I am all the things I have ever loved.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.