In every work a reward added makes the pleasure twice as great.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

As an adult, be child-like as you learn but not child-ish as you live.

The author says the earliest Australian aborigines devoted extraordinary amounts of energy to enterprises no one now can understand.

The love that flows through your heart purifies not only your own spirit, but the love you share with others.

All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money.

When people are rude to other people. When people belittle other people. Bullies really bother me a lot. A lot, a lot.

I want to know what it's like to play in a Super Bowl and win one. My career will be great without it. But, personally, selfishly, I want to know what it feels like.

Here's a man who was twice elected to the most powerful position on Earth despite needing a TelePrompTer to correctly identify what year it was.

Wine pricing is an art - like painting.

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.

I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me.