You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

Fate didn't stand in the way. Rather, they themselves were their own worst enemies.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

Example has far more followers than reason.

While it is important to trash the governor, it should be done in the context of regret, sadness and balance.

A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch.

As addictions go, reading is among the cleanest, easiest to feed, happiest.

Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

The quick Dreams, The passion-winged Ministers of thought.

Acting on television is like being asked by the captain to entertain the passengers while the ship goes down.

Happiness does not have to be deserved, earned, worked for or paid for; it simply has to be accepted.