He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up.

We live for the purpose of loving

Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.

For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver himself?

Everyone is giving something. Everyone is giving what has their heart. What I'm giving you is what has my heart.

I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio.

Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.

I am providing a service that many people obviously value.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

The only test of goods things is that they make us strong.