"Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents."

"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which Nature herself is animated."

"Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it."

"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many."

"Self-confidence is something caught and not taught. And, risk-running and chance-taking are the only ways to catch it."

"Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere."

"He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise."

"When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you."

"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful."

"We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race."

"Yes, if we were prepared to be honest we might rid ourselves of much self deception."

"No great leader in history fought to prevent change."