The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to circumscribe the bad.

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Spiritual pride is the most dangerous and the most arrogant of all sorts of pride.

'Passion' a word which involves so many feelings. I feel it when we touch; I feel it when we kiss; I feel it when I look at you. For you are my passion; my one true love.

That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons labouring under ill-health.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

Don’t be disheartened by the forces of evil. Nothing can happen that God hasn’t allowed. Even resistance is all part of grand orchestration. The devil always has you right were God wants you.

I suggest you leave now, or you’ll be tied down and gagged until the end of this meeting.”“Tie us down?”“And gag you, ” Joseph cheerfully reminded them.

Thing about witches

Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.

Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.

I may not have all the time I thought I had.

But death is not freedom. For a moment, it can look like freedom. But then it's death. Anything. Something. Nothing.

It's highly competitive to be here. People don't come to California to drop out anymore. It's a very striving place.

While there's life, there's fear.

I've had such an odd career.