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Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought.

A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.

I used to have a sign pinned up on my wall that read: Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us...It was all about letting go of everything.

In this treacherous worldNothing is the truth nor a lie.Everything depends on the colorOf the crystal through which one sees it

When love is not madness it is not love.

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.

...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong.

Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.