Occupation: Writer Birth: September 13, 1830 Death: March 12, 1916
Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves..
He who has trusted where he ought not will surely mistrust where he ought not..
Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower..
Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor..
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered..
Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate..
An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men..
Many think that when they have confessed a fault there is no need of correcting it..
Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreamed..
When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can..
We usually learn to wait only when we have no longer anything to wait for..
When curiosity turns to serious matters, it's called research..
As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom..
Nothing makes us more cowardly and unconscionable than the desire to be loved by everyone..
Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good..
Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom..
We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake..
How wise must one be to be always kind..
In youth we learn; in age we understand..
Grace is the outcome of inward harmony..
If there is a believe that is capable to move mountains it is the believe in our own strength..