Disaster appears, to crush one man now, but afterward another.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

In no other type of warfare does the advantage lie so heavily with the aggressor.

No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off.

If you don't see something beautiful, change your viewpoint.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

If you want to sail your ship in a different direction, you must turn one degree at a time.

I look like the kind of guy who has a bottle of beer in my hand.

How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

The parents' job is to be there for their kids, not the other way round. Troubles between parents need to be talked through with friends and not visited on the children.

My journey is so similar to everyone elses journey, because we all are human. We all have been defeated by the powers of darkness, and we all find redemption in the light of Christ.