Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

You ought to pray and read the Bible concurrently. You cannot pray effectively without reading the Bible and the vice versa.

Why do you want to run away from reality?

Smells, I think, may be the last thing on earth to die.

Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself.

It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

My feathered friends were so much to me that I am constantly tempted to make this sketch of my first years a book about birds and little else.

The mother-in-law came round last week. It was absolutely pouring down. So I opened the door and I saw her there and I said, 'Mother, don't just stand there in the rain. Go home.'

The evil queen was stupid to play Snow White's game. There's an age where a woman has to move on to another kind of power. Money, for example. Or a gun.

Writers often write their best when they are feeling their worst

Charity, by which God and neighbor are loved, is the most perfect friendship.