A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.

A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the read more

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the heart of the fool is in the house of entertainment.

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation read more

Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.

She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice, and trains up the other read more

She who makes her husband and her children happy, who reclaims the one from vice, and trains up the other to virtue, is a much greater character than the ladies described in romance, whose whole occupation is to murder mankind with shafts from their quiver or their eyes.

Soul meets soul on lovers lips.

Soul meets soul on lovers lips.

Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve.

Nothing can occur beyond the strength of faith to sustain, or, transcending the resources of religion, to relieve.

Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.

Feelings are everywhere -- be gentle.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking--can.