It is a general rule of Judgment, that a mischief should rather be admitted than an inconvenience.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

If you love someone, unknowingly, you become beloved.

Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history.

So I'm pampering myself to a homemade stone pumice session, to sand down my feet because I'm worth it.

...I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow - I could not grow in God, and I could not grow as a human.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.

Once you find your lane, you can't cruise; When you define the game, you can't lose.

We don't have to expect everything from those who govern us; that would be juvenile.

A true man belongs to no other time or place, but is the center of things.

Goals are like magnets. They'll attract the things that make them come true.