It is a public scandal that gives offence and it is no sin to sin in secret.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

Just in front of her lay the Congaree Swamp National Forest. To prove it, a mosquito the size of a kitten landed on her arm and prepared to drill.

I try to think of metaphors that suit him best, but he was made of the sea and the stars and the sun, and one wouldn’t do him justice.

I'm often a firm believer in "the simpler the better" approach and it's evident in my guitar setup.

Earth and heaven are in us

That was my gift . . . having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

Sleeping is the height of genius

Winny would spend all of his time practicing limbo. He got pretty good. He could go under a rug.