A danger foreseen is half avoided.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Every evening, I died, and every evening, I was born.

Fear and pain can only touch you if you let them.

For an educated person, intelligence is important but character is more important.

But see, the shepherds shun the noonday heat, The lowing herds to murmuring brooks retreat, To closer shades the panting flocks remove; Ye gods! And is there no relief for love?

I think when you dissect a joke too much, you have ruined whatever there is in comedy.

Life was a damned muddle - a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of - everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side.

Friendship and love are impossible without a mutual vulnerability.

Jew me, sue me, everybody do me.

I have a strong will to love you for eternity.

If people knew how much I hated them, they'd love me for holding it in.