The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by.

The trouble with cousins, Lizabeth thought, was that they knew all about you, even your allergies.

Christmas day is the children's, but the holidays are youth's dancing-time.

I started comedy in like 1998.

The loftiest edifices need the deepest foundations.

What sort of philosophy one chooses depends on what sort of person one is.

I guess I would say, it's okay to put things off until the very last minute as long as you know you've got them under control.

When in doubt, err on the side of generosity.

I think I must be worried all the time - maybe that is the other side of joy, you know, holding that line of the full range of emotions.

It takes just as much to save a dead man as a living man.