Queen Victoria

"We all have moments of weakness, but it is our duty to overcome them."

"The important thing is not to cease questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous."

"Nothing is interesting if you're not interested."

"I am very careful indeed about my company and very cautious of making acquaintances."

"To understand history, one must know the men who made it."

"One's life is full of events which are interesting without being important."

"The future is female, though I cannot yet see it."

"I believe we are here on Earth to help others, but I sometimes wonder what the others are here for."

"The very essence of true breeding is to consider the feelings of those around you."

"We shall always have this in common—we have both loved and been loved."

"The greatest strength lies in gentleness."

"I do not approve of Darwinism; I am yet to understand how a man can believe in God and yet believe in Darwinism."

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."

"The veil has been lifted from my eyes and I can now see clearly."

"I have no secrets—everything about me is known."

"One must be careful not to allow sentiment to govern reason."

"The machinery of life runs best when we keep our private griefs private."

"I find that the more one knows about history, the better one understands present events."

"Music has the power to touch the soul in ways words cannot."

"Independence is happiness."

"We have had more than our share of sorrows; but let us not despair."

"The greatest luxury is simplicity."

"I have learned that it is often necessary to know how to obey before one can learn to lead."

"Nothing is so wearying as indecision, and nothing is so fatal to it as work."

"Time heals many wounds, but some scars we carry forever."

"Nature teaches us that there is a season for everything."

"I believe in the progress of mankind, though it often moves slowly."

"The beauty of a woman lies not in her face, but in her character."

"Let us not be afraid to change when change is necessary."