C.S. Lewis
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
Mary Kay Ash
Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
Louisa May Alcott
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.