Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.
Life does not consist mainly - or even largely - of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that are forever blowing through one's mind.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the unlimitable superior who reveals Himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God
Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.
Every serious-minded person knows that a large part of the effort required in moral discipline consists in the courage needed to acknowledge the unpleasant consequences of one's past and present acts.