Beverly Sills

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

We are here for experience, and experience is a preparation to know the Truth when we meet it.

That dog don’t hunt.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.

Let us not, however, upon this account rashly conclude that she is capable of supporting any burden, nor even be too confident that she could support, without great distress, a burden a little greater than what has already been laid upon her.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Do you realize if it weren’t for Edison we’d be watching TV by candlelight?

You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure and smell the flowers.

I only ask to be free, the butterflies are free.

Do all the other things, the ambitious things-travel, get rich, get famous, innovate, lead, fall in love, make and lose fortunes…but as you do, to the extent that you can, err in the direction of kindness.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

Experience is the harvest of life, and every harvest is the result of a sowing. The experience which young people must crave is that of success in some service for which they are naturally fitted.

Romanticism implies nostalgia for damaged goods.

There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.