The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul.

Yes, polygamy is one of the relics of Adam, of Enoch, of Noah, of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, David, Solomon, the Prophets, of Jesus, and his apostles.

If you're not saying 'Hell Yeah' about something, say 'No'.

Margaret found that the indifferent, careless conversations of one who, however kind, was not too warm and anxious a sympathizer, did her good.

It made her think about how she couldn't believe how big the universe was, but how small it was for her.

The duty of "saving" became nine-tenths of virtue and the growth of the cake the object of true religion.

Change is scary but almost all change is good.

A great deal of what is presumed to be intractable or inevitable in this world doesn't strike me that way at all.

The psychiatrist's office: the only place I can be sure my story will be treated as sad, but interesting.

If the Lord is to be Lord, worship must have priority in our lives. The divine priority is worship first, service second.