Words and feathers the wind carries away.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

If I should die think only this of me that there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.

Work, alternated with needful rest, is the salvation of man or woman.

My vocation is to make my life an act of worship

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.

I had to sit down and explain to [her friend] that AA was for quitters

I got a rhythm going. The guys just did a good job of putting the ball in my hands.

Many good people mistake their reputation for their character. It is a mistake I have made many, many times.

All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream!

Ideas, like young wine, should be put in storage and taken up again only after they have been allowed to ferment and to ripen.