In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.

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.

Girls don't go to law school, " I told him."No, but women do.

Unfortunately most people do not listen with the intent to understand

There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch TV who don't want to work.

A difference is a difference only if it makes a difference.

Donald Trump has consistently insulted Muslims abroad, Muslims at home, when we need to be cooperating with Muslim nations and with the American Muslim community.

There are, I dare say, many lovers who would never have been drawn to each other had they met for the first time, as, say, they met the second time.

but even if we survive the collapse of our sun, we will not survive forever.

It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.

We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate.

A husband should tell his wife everything that he is sure she will find out, and before anyone else does.