The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.

Having a system for thinking deeper can provide greater insight into solving everyday problems. Such a system is shared in my book, Medical Investigation 101.

I called no one, and no one called me. I was suffocating with loneliness. The pain was almost physical. I felt like tearing myself apart. I wanted to escape from my own skin.

How alone everyone is in the vast tomb of the universe!

When I first saw you, you were like . . . ' He shakes his head, tugs gently on my hair. 'A rainbow. I always knew you came with a storm.

It is the risk element which ensures security. Risk brings out the ingenuity and resourcefulness which insure success.

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

How many writers in history have ever been as famous as Stephen King? He casts an awfully long shadow.

We lose weeks like buttons, like pencils.

The journey to freedom is paved by the substance of our character.

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.