Love must not touch the marrow of the soul. Our affections must be breakable chains that we can cast them off or tighten them.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

Time is always standing still

Patience is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial. It is useless to pray for patience. Well, actually I encourage you to pray for patience, but I'll tell you what you'll get TRIALS!

The door of opportunity won't open unless you do some pushing.

A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.

As to people saying a few idle words about us, we must not mind that, any more than the old church steeple minds the rooks cawing about it.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

I want my music to feel like I'm giving something to someone else and not that I'm expecting something back.

Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.

Sometimes it is necessary to make a confrontation-and I like that.

The historic function of a Senator from Oregon is to drive all the other Senators mad.