Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them.
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
Know then this truth, enough for man to know virtue alone is happiness below.
Health consists with temperance alone.
Self reverence, self knowledge, self control; these three alone lead life to sovereign power.
In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you've become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that's the height of intelligence.
Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black woman's normal, day to day relationship. In my family alone, we are about four different colors.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.
