Joy takes away from us the thoughts of our actions; sorrow it is that awakens the soul.

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor.

There are women so hard to please that it would seem as if nothing less than an angel would suit them; and hence it comes that they often encounter devils.

Delicacy is the genuine tint of virtue.

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.

We shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.

Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we arrive, at length, at God.

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are naturally more credulous.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.

Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.

Stay hopeful.

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

I raised my three teens with love, perseverance, tenacity, sweat, tears, prayers, lighting candles, and the list could go on.

Time to make herself scarce because, hell, she didn’t want to pass that thunderhead on her way out.

I traveled the world as a DJ, as a singer, as a songwriter, as a producer.

At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.