Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.

The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.

There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.

There are only three things you need to let go of judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the whole mind and twinkly heart of a child.

Choice is a divine teacher, for when we choose we learn that nothing is ever put in our path without a reason.

You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine.

Saving nickels, saving dimes, working 'til the sun don't shine, looking forward to happier times.

When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.

You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!