Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Every day I wake up and ask myself, ‘How can I accept myself and others more fully?

I am but the reflection in your eyes, the effect of your expressions, and the sum of your praise and criticism.

All we have to do is ask and believe that God will work on our behalf and give us what we need to overcome and rise above the adversities and stress that we are facing.

So much one man can do that does both act and know.

Always remember that market quotations are there for convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored.

When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith; and the universe is built on faith.

Life is mere chance only when one allows it to be.

People say life ain't fairlife is very fair. People aren't fairpeople are terrible.

I tend to think things are love and then look back and reevaluate.

Writing is thinking in slow motion.