I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy.

After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.

Be the flame, not the moth.

The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won.

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

To Kiss : An attempt to absorb the essence of the other person.

Give me a man who is man enough to give himself just to the woman who is worth him. If that woman were me,I would love him alone and forever

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Nobody can deprive me of the fact that I had a good time.

I didn’t answer. We were not buddies. We could not chat about the proximity of our offices, or football, or forgiveness.

A smaller government reflecting the needs of the middle class and poor is superior to a big government reflecting the needs of the privileged and powerful.

To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.

I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations.

I'm by nature kind of a glum person, but I'm not a sad pathetic

When you write a song, the goal is not to convey the details of your life. You should write a memoir or something if that's what you're going to do.

The Lord's Prayer reminds us that God longs for His people to communicate with Him, not just in church on Sunday, but wherever we are and whatever our need.

Teenagers are people who act like babies if they're not treated like adults.

The boxer's ring is the enjoyment of the part of society whose animal nature alone has been developed.

I'd like to thank Mom and Dad, just for the genetics.