“You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

With women, the heart argues, not the mind.

What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real.

It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control.

An annuity is a very serious business.

Almost anything is possible with time.

What are men to rocks and mountains?

Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.

Angry people are not always wise.

There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

When I fall in love, it will be forever.

Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without.

If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.

It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.

Every person you meet will hold the same lesson for you, until you learn what is needed for your growth.

In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived How well we have loved How well we have learned to let go.

We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open.

Allow failure to teach you A supreme lesson: Each sunset is the beginning Of a very, very bright And powerful sunrise.

My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: ‘You cannot live here and do that.’

When we are judging everything, we are learning nothing.