If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

I feel very strongly that change is good because it stirs up the system.

There is space within sisterhood for likeness and difference, for the subtle differences that challenge and delight; there is space for disappointment-and surprise.

Every video from Russia is depressing, it's like they have their cameras set to sad.

The salutory effect of surviving a heart-attack: One felt that nothing mattered beyond kindness, good manners and humour

No president ever had more power than [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt.

When lightning strikes, the mouse is sometimes burned with the farm.

The Ten Commandments are for lame brains. The first five are solely for the benefit of the priests and the powers that be; the second five are half truths, neither complete nor adequate.

In a nutshell, I am a mom, a grandma, and a midwife.

Peace is eternal. It is never too late to have peace. Time is always ripe for that. We can make our life truly fruitful if we are not cut off from our Source, which is the peace of Eternity.

The true foundation of all culture is the knowledge and understanding of water.