No man can be happy without a friend nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.

Relationships take work. It isn’t true love if things go smoothly.

Through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may percieve as negative into something positive.

Why would you hand the keys to the car back to the same guys whose policies drove the economy into the ditch and then walked away from the scene of the accident?

I wake up thinking of yesterday. The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday.

Everything changes radically from the moment you know yourself as being sent into this world.

What interests me is the way people regard themselves. When we are 15, we all feel as if we are beginning to become somebody else.

The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.

I don't like hearing Beatles songs in commercials. It almost renders them useless. I think, 'Oh God, another one bites the dust.'

Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?