Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his.
True happiness is. . . to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
To err is human. To repeat error is of the Devil.
You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
I know that nothing comes to pass but what God appoints; our fate is decreed, and things do not happen by chance, but every man's portion of joy and sorrow is predetermined.
The worst evil of all is to leave the ranks of the living before one dies.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.
It's more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera
So telling a lie becomes a sin if you tell it to take advantage of a person, but if you tell a lie to do a good thing for him that is not a sin. Even God tells lies very often; you can see this throughout history.
I write about what I know and what I've experienced. That's the only way it can be real to me. I love songwriting. There is something so satisfying in coming up with an idea and turning it into a song that means something to people.
If I am ever in the position where I wish to seduce someone I will simply assure her it’s better than rats.