Who said “The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.”?

“Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.”

“The luster of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.”

“Joy and grief are never far apart. In the same street the shutters of one house are closed while the curtains of the next are brushed by the shadows of the dance. A wedding party returns from the church; and a funeral winds to its door. The smiles and”

“He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.”

“Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.”

“A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.”

“How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.”

“I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.”

“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”