He is idle that might be better employed.

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.

He wanted more, as did I, but we still had a ways to go. I wasn’t a tease and my demands seemed pretty reasonable: always be honest and try not to eat me. ~ Sam, Living Violet

If there is only nothingness after death, what’s the point of this world?

I go from English to Spanish, and I feel I have some cool songs.

I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.

By the way, dancers are not human beings. How can you be human and do what they do?

The world's tragedy is that men love women, women love children, and children love hamsters.

The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader.

It's more important to do the right thing than to do things right.

I want people to make the same choice I made to get healthy.