Heaven's harmony is universal love.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

Don't grieve over the past, It's all gone!Don't worry about the future, It may never come! Live in the present, And enjoy every moment

Nothing grows in the shadow of want without the sunlight of acknowledging your fullness.

People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with ‘welcome’ written on it.

The more knowledge you've got, the more understanding you have, the better you are able to implement and pass it on to others.

I don't really go into shock around celebrity.

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

Anger or hate can be a useful motivating force

There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.

The only way to see the value of a play is to see it acted.