Nothing happens to man without the permission of God.

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.

The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.

Like your zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.''No, stupid, ' Leo said. 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.

The current motto for all of us can only be this: without giving up anything on the plane of justice, yield nothing on the plane of freedom.

My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching.

The marathon can humble you.

Novelty is both delightful and deceptive.

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer.

Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial ingredients but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?

When we use our imagination properly it is our greatest friend; it goes belyond reason and is the only light that takes us everywhere.

I was played the villain so much because I was bigger and stronger than most, and they cast me as the villain everywhere I went.