It is a disgraceful thing to be ignorant.

Not to find pleasure in serious reading gives a pastel coloring to the mind.

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things

The heart has no wrinkles.

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

There are twelve hours in the day, and above fifty in the night.

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces.

I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post.

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

I refuse to GROW UP............................Grow up to be what the World expects me to be..

Each of our children during their high school years went to 'early morning seminary' - scripture study classes that met in the home of a church member every school day morning from 6:30 until 7:15.

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.

My biggest dream from the beginning - besides Evanescence - is scoring film and writing music for film.

Virtue is its own punishment.

The living have their eyes opened by closing the eyes of the dead.

I've never understood why it's a negative to showcase a talented, smart woman who also happens to be attractive.

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.