Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame.

This has hit the school really hard. We have three Katrina disasters here in our school.

The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us

I have candles, pictures and flowers on my nightstand... and of course a lamp!

Beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must be understood that it is not the mere shell that we admire; we are attracted by the idea that this shell is only a beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within. The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.