Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

All people have three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they have, and that which they think they have.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Botany is the art of insulting flowers in Greek and Latin.

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else.

Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers.

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.

True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy.

There is no limit to positive affirmations.

It’s not the people in your life that tell you what you want to hear, it's the people in your life that tell you the truth that count.

The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS. It's being called 'Operation Approval Ratings.'

You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.

Got to be the worst place in the world, inside a oven. You in here, you either cleaning or you getting cooked.

All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

I'm not anti-gun or pro-gun, but if you put a gun in your hand, you feel different.

I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so.