“When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side.”

As many opinions as there are men; each a law to himself.

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.

The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don’t get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

am human: nothing human is alien to me.

We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from others an example for ourselves.

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

Their silence is enough praise.

In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.

The less my hope, the hotter my love.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

Of my friends I am the only one left.

Fortune helps the brave.

You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time.

Charity begins at home.

It is the common vice of all, in old age, to be too intent upon our interests.

Prayer guards hearts and minds and causes God to bring peace out of chaos.

It is not your duty or responsibility to change the minds of other people. The nature of their thinking is advanced or limited by their experience. In your presence, they have an opportunity to learn about you and, perhaps, to grow.

You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you’re gone.

So change your mindset. Change how you see pain. I want you to welcome it!

As for becoming queen, it was never on the forefront of my mind when I married my husband. It was a long way off, that thought.

God never measures the mind. He always put His tape measure in the HEART

I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.