One of the greatest tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a gang of brutal facts.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Obviously, if I was serious about having a relationship with someone long-term, the last people I would introduce him to would be my family.

People should respect those who have the courage to go alone through life.

She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean.

Because as much as the world loves you one minute, it can be way down on you the next.

I came to England in 1962 as a very young bride, in my teens, hoping just to stay two years and go back.

What does it avail you, if of many thorns only one be removed.

There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself.

All disputation makes the mind deaf; and when people are deaf, I am dumb.

I like to be loved or hated - I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.

I feel that my dreamscapes are part of my everyday life, and sometimes I can't tell the difference.