Mary Shelley

"What is that we call the public good, but an aggregation of private goods."

"My heart yearns for the beautiful and the good."

"Fear is the companion of ignorance."

"The winter of despair yielded at last to the spring of hope."

"Language is the first instrument of civilization."

"Solitude strengthens the resolve of the weary."

"Death may be cheerful to one who has lived long enough."

"Art and literature are the mirrors of the soul."

"I have been deep in thought about the nature of creation."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Time is a cruel teacher, but a wise one."

"The truth is like the sun; you cannot look at it without being blinded."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"The hand is ready to execute the heart's dictates."

"History is the witness of time, the light of truth."

"Music breathes life into the weary soul."

"In the depths of my sorrow lies a strength unknown."

"A tranquil mind is the ultimate wealth."

"We are the architects of our own destiny."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all endeavors."

"Patience is the virtue that elevates us above our circumstances."

"Freedom is the natural state of the enlightened mind."

"The smallest kindness echoes through eternity."

"War is the scourge of humanity."

"Hope is the last to abandon the human heart."

"The mind's eye perceives truths the body cannot touch."

"Adventure calls to those brave enough to answer."

"The human spirit is capable of extraordinary transformation."

"Every life contains untold stories of struggle and triumph."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."