The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

There isn't an end point to excellence where you have it and you can stop. Being your best self means keeping on trying.

You are not responsible for anybody elses life or happiness, don't ever feel guilty for being happy! ‪

I love God and when you get to know Him you find He's a Livin' Doll.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

... the way we view death determines, to a surprising degree, the way we live our lives.

I refuse to go back to not liking who I was.

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made.

Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more.

When life hands you lemons make lemonade. Then find someone who's life gave them Tequila and have a party.

I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.