Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

I am inhabited by a cry. Nightly it flaps outLooking, with its hooks, for something to love.

Divinity exists in everyday life.

Victory does not always come with trumpet-blasts and glory.

Start with something simple and small, then expand over time. If people call it a 'toy' you're definitely onto something.

If you're not sure why you're doing something, you can never do enough of it. Imagination is more important than knowledge.

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.

I must not serve a distant neighbour at the expense of the nearest.

the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it

I consider a story merely as a frame on which to stretch my materials.