Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.

How many observe Christs birthday! How few, His precepts!

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Success is not about seeking constant external approval; it's about having the courage to stand up for what you believe in, even in the face of adversity.