The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things.
Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy.
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.
Love is the one thing in life that makes everything worthwhile.
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
The one thing women love more than money is power.
Things take a long time, but when it's right things move fast.
Plays never feel like the right thing to do at the time.
Sad things happen. They do. But we don't need to live sad forever.
The one thing that matters is the effort.
It’s a good thing that the sheep are all so law abiding
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