He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

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.

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 that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

It seems to me that the earth may be borrowed but not bought. It may be used, but not owned. ... We are tenants and not possessors, lovers and not masters.

I'm a writer to the bone. I love this language you and I read, write and speak. It's called English. And I'm seriously doubting that it's known to some of the unseen people who write the news.

Liam recoiled as if I'd hoofed him in the danglies.

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.

I'm looking for a woman who's head is mixed up like mine.

A principal fruit of friendship, is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.

The body is more drest then the soule.

No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.

When everything seems to be set to show me off as intelligent, the fool I always keep hidden takes over all that I say.

When Cate Blanchett starts directing, it's over for all of us.