Passion persuades me one way, reason another. I see the better and approve it, but I follow the worse.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

For despite what some people say, love is not only a sweet falling bound to come and quickly go away.

Deep love for humanity is a vaccine for depression.

I saw her disappear from my life like a star that fades into obscurity behind a veil of clouds.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

Oh what a blamed uncertain thing This pesky weather is It blew and snew and then it thew And now by jing it's friz.

Right away I thought I'd been hit by a hand grenade ... her (Joni Mitchells') voice, those words ... she nailed me to the back wall with two-inch spikes... I promptly fell in love with her...

From the elitism of luxury to the democracy of beauty.

Having a child on the way changes your perspective. You want to do things that will make them proud of you.

The regional voice is the universal voice.

I have to say one of the lessons I learned is to always be prepared.