Solitude sometimes is best society.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.

Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.

Goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n.

The best apology against false accusers is silence.

Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.

Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.

You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

Where no hope is left, is left no fear.

The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.

Contemplation is wisdom's best nurse.

Necessity and chance Approach not me, and what I will is fate.

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

Cabbage soup and barley. They're Russia's national food. Both excellent in their way, but a shade monotonous.