Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

An animal will always look for a person's intentions by looking them right in the eyes.

An animal will always look for a person's intentions by looking them right in the eyes.

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

Seeing is not always believing.

Seeing is not always believing.

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy read more

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage read more

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

There are whole veins of diamonds in thine eyes,
Might furnish crowns for all the Queens of earth.

There are whole veins of diamonds in thine eyes,
Might furnish crowns for all the Queens of earth.