Who fears t' offend takes the first step to please.

Oh! How many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.

We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman; scorned, slighted, dismissed without a parting pang.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended.

The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian domeOutlives in fame the pious fool that rais'd it.

You know, one had as good be out of the world, as out of the fashion.

The happy have whole days, and those they choose. The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose.

Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy!

Stop worrying whether the grass is greener on the other side. Find out how to own the other side.

I learned to smile, avoiding happiness advice.

I certainly didn't want to date. I was through with guys.

I think my work is about the different strategies man has invented to deal with desire, frustration, fear of death, exhaustion. It's very much about life on earth.

Tradition remains alive only when we struggle with it.

If you're following your heart, you're moving in the right direction.

Write a thousand words a day and in three years you'll be a writer!

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.

The screams of a hurt woman were indistinguishable from everyday traffic.