Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened

To have a mission is to find a thing that inspires you the most

Nothing succeeds so well as success.

Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make.

And I love shooting football.

Facts are all accidents. They all might have been different. They all may become different. They all may collapse altogether.

If your mind can go along with you it is a blessing. If your mind obeys you, it is a super-blessing.

God has saved me a million times, so I think He mustve enjoyed my song.

What does this mean? It means I get to spend the morning having the hair ripped off my body while Peeta sleeps in.

I remember being 18, and my first boyfriend said to me, "Unless you're in the room, you don't know if it's true." We were talking about gossip.