He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.

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.

Remember the days when you let your child have some chocolate if he finished his cereal? Now, chocolate is one of the cereals.

Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.

The Bible provocatively evokes desire.

Thanks to the internet, I buy lots of music, but thanks to my easily distracted nature, I forget about half of it!

I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.

Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

The divine science of government is the science of social happiness, and the blessings of society depend entirely on the constitutions of government.

But feeling is so different from knowing. My common sense tells me all you can say, but there are times when common sense has no power over me. Common nonsense takes possession of my soul.

Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.