It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

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.

When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

Military men are the scourges of the world.

Find the good - and praise it.

It is not my ability but my response to God's ability that counts.

The amount of speculation surrounding my romantic life is astounding. It's strange how involved people get: invested and angry, really disappointed.

I do use an electric violin. Actually, my regular electric violin, which I sometimes use, is by Ned Steinburger.

There's no way to describe what I do. It's just me.

I was not ever hitchhiking alone. I've done solo train trips but I've never driven myself alone.

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

I have found it to be true that the older I've become the better my life has become.