From hence, let fierce contending nations know, what dire effects from civil discord flow.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Do you think... do you think people ever learn anything?

I'm sure all that you've heard is just the usual gossip, invented to injure feelings rather than illuminate truth.

I saw I could rhyme words. It came simply to me. But I wrote some pretty horrible songs that I still have on tape.

There's this absurd innate need in most men to feel that they're more powerful than women are, which is ridiculous.

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.

You know, my father died of cancer when I was a teenager. He had it before it became popular.

My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just wants to warm towards your appearance. This is the great blemish of society.

In the poorest of the poor we see Jesus in distressed guise.

God's plan makes you sing about resurrection when your hanging on a cross.

Infinite sharing is the law of God s inner life.