The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?Henry David Thoreau
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.Henry David Thoreau
I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another.Henry David Thoreau
There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.C. S. Lewis
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.C. S. Lewis