Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

Stand fast, firm and steadfast.

He who cannot dance blames the song.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do the best.

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

I hope that when the time comes, I am treated with compassion and allowed to pass on to the next phase of life's journey in the manner of my choice.

...a good poem contains both meaning and music

Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist's couch.

Chelsea look like they've got a couple more gears left in the locker.

I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just not glamorous at all.

It is not to remain in a golden ciborium that He comes down each day from Heaven, but to find another Heaven, the Heaven of our soul in which He takes delight.