I read, and sigh, and wish I were a tree; For sure then I should grow To fruit or shade: at least some bird would trust Her household to me, and I should be just.

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!

Love is treating yourself at least as well as you treat others, understanding when someone isn't good for you and knowing when it's time to walk away...

Gifford Ulrich didn’t know the distance from despair to hope, but he knew hope didn’t sleep in alleys.

There might be some serious fun in politics.

When I get to where I can enjoy just lying on the rug picking up lint balls, I will no longer be too ambitious.

If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.

We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work.

It's not as if I can just pop on my show and be rude if I've had a hard day.

To reach peace, teach peace.

I am fascinated in religion and theology and what people believe.