Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

The reason why lovers are never wary of one another is this - they are always talking of themselves.

An undutiful Daughter will prove an unmanageable Wife.

The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment.

A master should be paid liberally, in order to secure a person properly qualified.

Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.

The girl in me wanted to slap Lung across his face and yell, "Get your eyes off my sticky buns, ya creep!

I've studied a lot of great people over the years - Pete Seeger, James Brown - and tried to incorporate elements that I've admired, though I can't say I dance like James.

Children do not constitute anyone's property: they are neither the property of their parents nor even of society. They belong only to their own future freedom.

Do what you do and be who you are.

My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting.