It is not work that kills, but "worry."

O, the mulberry-tree is of trees the queen! Bare long after the rest are green; But as time steals onwards, while none perceives Slowly she clothes herself with leaves.

With faces like dead lovers who died true.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

according to the old joke, married people are often like little boys bathing, who cry with chattering teeth to the boys on the shore, 'Do come in, it's so warm' - it is not always warm.

Ethics, as has been well said, are the finest fruits of humanity, but they are not its roots

A person who is careless about money is careless about everything, and untrustworthy in everything.

Those whose own light is quenched are often the light-bringers.

How the sting of poverty, or small means, is gone when one keeps house for one's own comfort and not for the comfort of one's neighbors.

Young Dandelion On a hedge-side Said young Dandelion Who'll be my bride? Said young Dandelion With a sweet air, I have my eye on Miss Daisy fair.

Wedlock's a lane where there is no turning.

I don't think that we should waste our time criticizing other people. Self-criticism allows us to be the best version of ourselves.

What do you think of allthis, darlin’? Will you be my soul mate?

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Considering I'm a writer, you leave me strangely bereft of words.

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.

I'm just not used to talking that much about myself. It feels strange.

Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.

The Nets' a stone throw from where I used to throw bricks ...So it's only right I'm still tossing 'round Knicks.

A single face turned upward toward all Time One flesh, one ecstasy, one peace.

In special education, there's too much emphasis placed on the deficit and not enough on the strength.