I wish that all those, who on this night are not merry enough to speak before they think, may ever after be grave enough to think before they speak!

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.

I never trust people's assertions, I always judge of them by their actions.

To a generous mind few circumstances are more afflicting than a discovery of perfidy in those whom we have trusted.

How strange it is, that a fool or knave, with riches, should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty!

Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.

There is no accounting for tastes.

When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.

There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.

Never will I give my hand where my heart does not accompany it.

Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.

They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?''It was books, admitted Miss Minton.And Maia said, 'Good.

When I hear women talking about how their wedding is going to be/was the best day of their life, I can’t help but think, You just haven’t taken enough MDMA in a field at 3 a.m., love.

fretting at trouble only doubles it.

Songs can be Trojan horses, taking charged ideas and sneaking past the ego's defenses and into the open mind.

The secret of poetry is cruelty.

I don't understand why my fans ask for a hug, like, i don't mind, just come and hug me!

Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or who says it.

It’s not the love you make. It's the love you give.

We have said we will never collapse, never ever. We may have our droughts, our poverty, but as a people we shall never collapse, never ever.

There are some lies that, under the right circumstances, are the only truth