When a man or woman loves to brood over a sorrow and takes care to keep it green in their memory, you may be sure it is no longer a pain to them.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

To overcome fear, do what you fear the most.

Obstacles are there to give you more opportunities to grow and excel in life.

I know my father can make a difference.

I'm certainly much happier when I feel that the work is good.

Maybe I'm competitive. I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, "Someone unwrap it! Here it is!" That drive can't be held down. I have a lot of ambition.

None of us is as smart as all of us.

New start or not, there was a line to be drawn, and that line was singing musicals to yourself as serious psychological motivation.

Be very careful to retain peace of heart, because Satan casts his lines in troubled waters.

When you have a kid, you have to be more mature.

There are the saints who were raptured at the beginning of the tribulation period - those are the Christians.