Too much taking heede is losse. [Too much taking heed is loss.]

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

No two readers can or will ever read the same book, because the reader builds the book in collaboration with the author.

Mary being destined to negotiate peace between God and man, it was not proper that she should be an accomplice in the disobedience of Adam.

One of my problems is that I'm very honest and direct. You pay a price for that.

I rather like the idea of defying death.

Daddy worked for God, but asked for no pay. For he believed that God provides a way.

Now I'm being blamed not only for anorexia but for lung cancer.

They used to say that knowledge is power. I used to think so, but I know now they mean money.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

I could give all to Time except--except What I myself have held.

A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.