No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till he is unhappy.

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.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.

We thank God for having created this world, and praise Him for having made another, quite different one, where the wrongs of this one are corrected.

My one purpose in life is to help people find a personal relationship with God, which, I believe, comes through knowing Christ.

I listen to all sorts of things. I get kind of embarrassed with my iPod, because I am a top-40 type of girl; I am not the kind of person to introduce people to new music.

....it is better to succeed with success than failure.

I think just being a '90s kid - I was not a Backstreet Boys girl, I was definitely into NSYNC.

Just because a cat has kittens in the oven, that doesn't make them biscuits.

When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.