No man knows what the wife of his bosom is until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven.

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but the imagination and the heart.

The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.

He that drinks beer, thinks beer.

There is never jealousy where there is no strong regard.

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.

after a man passes 60, his mischief is mainly in his head.

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.