One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment.

Most women would rather have someone whisper their name at optimum moments than rocket with contractions to the moon

Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself… If you don’t have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.

You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you.

But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?

The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.

Friendship is the gift that goes on giving and is a gift to both the person given to and to the giver as well. But to really make it work it isn’t enough to give...

If I were to marry again tomorrow, I wouldtn’t give up one friend. I’d take them all with me as a sort of dowry and tell my new husband that he was getting a rich...

Through tattered clothes, small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all.