He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his head.

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

It's not about how fast you are during any race but it's about your ability to dodge the obstacles in front of you.

If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something.

Death is not an option. Death is inevitable. But death is a choice.

When one is altering the face of the universe one cannot remember small helpful acts.

I made friends with a lot of those who could have criticized me in print and who didn't, who praised me instead.

My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person.

I'm not much on sequels; I'm not much on remakes for the most part. I don't really like or dislike them.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

The world is full of paradoxes and life is full of opposites. The art is to embrace the opposites, accommodate the paradoxes and live with a smile.

Out here I had been putting what little money I had in Ocean Frontage, for the sole reason that there was only so much of it and no more, and that they wasent making any more.