Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come--as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.

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.

To wait is to wisely resign myself to the fact that my ‘timetable’ is too often a ‘table’ with two legs that won’t stand up no matter how much ‘time’ I give it.

We're all just people...We all have things we deal with, but it's all right. We always muddle through.

Life never forgives weaknesses.

Science is the process of making obviously erroneous ideas less obviously erroneous.

Life is at its best when love, money, and creativity are growing in harmony.

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

What would aliens say when told earthlings shift clocks twice a year to fool themselves into thinking there's more sunlight?

Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours.

I'm a sucker for hero worship.

I never go online. The Internet stuff is bonkers. You must not look at it.