Unattainable wishes are often "pious." This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

I wonder why the vast majority of humanity fears the truth and the unknown.

I guess some problems were too big to fix and you just hoped they would take care of themselves.

I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.

Being a daughter is only half the equation; bearing one is the other.

The fuel light's on, Frank! We're all going to die! Wait, wait... Oh, my mistake - that's the intercom light.

Inflation makes the wealthiest people richer and the masses poorer.

You can't make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence

The purpose of life is to bring forth goodness. Now, in this life.

Never be afraid to fail. Be afraid of not learning from mistakes.

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.