“Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.”

Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.

I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.

There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.

The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.

I’m good for some things, bad for a lot of things.

Yet I also believe that when you do unto others, blessings come to you as well. So if you don’t have a friend, be a friend. If you are having a bad day, make someone else’s day. If your feelings are hurt, heal those of another.

Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.

If your sanity requires you to talk less and feel more, so be it. You are not a bad person for not entertaining everyone.

The gratification comes, for me, in the doing of it. And once I’ve done it, I can’t do anything about it if it’s good or if it’s bad.

And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.

Each and every bad seed counts, for even if they don’t survive or grow too beautifully, a bad seed allows you to re-evalutate the others and appreciate them even more.

There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes.