I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
Get what you can, and what you get hold; 'tis the Stone that will turn all your Lead into Gold.
Lost time is never found again.
My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension.
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.
After all, wedlock is the natural state of man. A bachelor is not a complete human being. He is like the odd half of a pair of scissors, which has not yet found its fellow, and therefore is not even half so useful as they might be together.
The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows, so if you are broken down you will enjoy the beauty of the view.
Somaliland and Somalia at large have been receiving now hundreds of thousands of returnees that they had to accommodate with very small resources.
I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older.
I would rather be a fairly happy wife and mother.