When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they do need friendship in addition; and in the realm of the just things, the most just seems to be what involves friendship.

Really, Watson, you excel yourself, said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt.

Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.

The people God put in your life are not there by accident. Don't get so busy that you just give them your leftover time.

I have had quite an interesting life. My husband was quite successful in the movies, and we went out frequently with Gloria Swanson and other stars.

Surround yourself with people who can help you grow into the person you want to become.

Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam's fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.

When rival worldviews are in play, it is not adaptation that is called for but confrontation: confrontation

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

Five years from now, you're the same person except for the people you've met and the books you've read.

It is not the highest work of education to communicate knowledge merely, but to impart that vitalizing energy which is received through the contact of mind with mind, and soul with soul.