The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

The only fight should be the fight of faith. Full force of enduring to the end of life.

Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are.

There's so many things that we could do.

Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy.

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

I believe we really became friends [with Larry Kramer] when we bonded at our fifteenth class reunion in 1972.

It was a basic plot in any number of her books: girl strikes out, makes good, finds love, gets revenge. In that order. The making good and striking out part I liked. The rest would just be bonus.

Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.

Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.

Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths.