The outrages of the powerful, the insolence of the rich, scorn of the proud, and malice of the uncharitable, all beating against the broken spirit of the unfortunate.

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when there be no redress.

I never invite idiots to my house.

it is more to my personal happiness and advantage to indulge the love and admiration of excellence, than to cherish a secret envy of it.

Any wife will save you from purgatory, and a diligent one will secure heaven to you.

The only thing one can do one day one did not do the day before is to die.

The muses crown virtue when fortune refuses to do it.

I always wish to find great virtues where there are great talents, and to love what I admire.

Not to be miserable is all some people are capable of.

Few people know anything of the English history but what they learn from Shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events.

You will find many a creature by earth, air, and water, that is more beautiful than a woman.

I won’t stop caring about the world

Pain is a part of life...misery is an option.

It has been the dream of very few men to rule the entire world. - Dr. Grief

Our country has to straighten out. And we have to straighten out fast.

"You got beef, bring your cow, I will cattle you"

I had to read Wuthering Heights for English and I never enjoyed a book in all my life as much as that one.

Marriage is hardly a thing one can do now and then, except in America.

He had always beaten me. It feels good to get a little revenge. I knew I just had to keep pushing, and it just feels great to be on top.

Work hard in school and listen to your parents. They really do want the very best for you and have been where you're going.

Women receive easily the most difficult assignments.