Good is not good, where better is expected.

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.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

You can't worry about the rest of the world, never mind the rest of the universe. All you can do is look to your left and your right and try to be kind to whoever is there.

What are we here for? Does the great metaphysical nut revolve around that? Well, I'll crack it for you, right now. What are we here for? We are here to go!

Dreams are illusions, and we can't let go of them because we would be dead.

It's a weird state to be in to go to the Bible and try to invoke science, right?

Happy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea.

Sometimes I think I understand everything. Then I regain consciousness

I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business.