In solitude, be a multitude to thyself.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.

This book is about a salvation that takes place within our unknowing and dissatisfaction,

...I've been told that this building is here waiting for me. It's been my Buckingham Palace, my White House, my Taj Mahal, so coming here today as a real member is - well, it's a big deal.

We know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets.

I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat.

He had angered Providence by resisting too many temptations. There was nothing left but heaven, where he would meet only those who, like him, had wasted earth.

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.

Jealousy is the paralysis of love.

All peoples are fed up with the American government.

From my experience, forgiving is the only way to survive.