Lie not, neither to thyself, nor man, nor God. Let mouth and heart be one; beat and speak together, and make both felt in action. It is for cowards to lie.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

Hate is a lack of imagination.

Don't let anybody try to change who you are, because at the end of the day, you are the one who must live with yourself.

Anyone who craves an afterlife has not lived their life to the fullest.

My life has been more influenced by books than by any other one thing.

The ignorance of French society gives one a rough sense of the infinite.

I love getting dressed up for red carpet events and having my hair and makeup done professionally - that definitely helps with nerves of going down the red carpet.

A health to the nut-brown lass, With the hazel eyes: let it pass. . . . . As much to the lively grey 'Tis as good i' th' night as day: . . . . She's a savour to the glass, And excuse to make it pass.

The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church.

What makes you grind? You have to always be chasing something.

I don't use the term "black" very often. I use the term African-American more than I use "black".