How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.William Shakespeare
I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.Coco Chanel
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.Victor Hugo
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.Oscar Wilde
A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job.Donald Trump
There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before.Henry David Thoreau
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.Henry David Thoreau