An easygoing husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.

Emulation is active virtue; envy is brooding malice.

Scandals are like dandelion seeds--they are arrow-headed, and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.

Petty laws breed great crimes.

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.

Music is not a science any more than poetry is. It is a sublime instinct, like genius of all kinds.

I do not wish to be a coward like the father of mankind and throw the blame upon a woman.

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

It is a fool of a shepherd who culls his dogs.

Hope can get you through anything.

A person who does not do anything for the fulfilment of his goal and mission on earth is a “living dead

If we take care of the inches we will not have to worry about the miles.

I think that women find their strength and power in their sexuality, in their sensuality within, [through] getting older and being secure within that.

I always wanted to do a deal with Russell Simmons, and now I've got my signature on a piece of paper with his.

If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala

I love animals and I love to see movies with animals that are done respectfully, you know?

It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.

The outward appearance would never indicate they were brothers. (...) But she could see that at the moment they were as united as triplets in the womb.