Social comparison that leads to unhappiness is the downside of social media.
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.
All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.
British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match; personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.
Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.
If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.
You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back. . . you might as well wish the sky were red.
My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.
Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows. (Brida)
Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking.