Much wants more and loses all.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

The value is in the worth, not in the number.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Do not waste your pity on a scamp.

Better poverty without a care than wealth with its many obligations.

Many things that don't really mean so much of anything, are wonderful.

Hope is the easiest thing that turn into dust.

The home is always a home and a noble place for shaping hearts! A good home is good for life!

I sure do miss that woman. Smart. Funny. Sweet. She never gave me a moment's trouble.""Gosh, I'm sorry about that. I knew it was boring between you two, but not that bad.

There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days, and as an opal changes its colors and its fire to match the nature of a day, so do I.

I wanted a shark that's big enough to eat you, and in a large enough amount of liquid so that you could imagine you were in there with it.

When you have self-respect, you have enough.

You can do anything you put your mind to, and you can do it in stilettos.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.