“All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.”

Reflect upon your present blessings.

An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.

What greater gift than the love of a cat.

Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.

Least said, soonest mended.

Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.

People need love. It’s the most powerful emotion in the world.

Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.

The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.

Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth.

Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.

Love, the simplest, strongest, and most unforgiving of all emotions.

You are not your emotions, you have emotions,and you can master them.