In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.

To good and true love fear is forever affixed.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

A habit does not a monk make.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Love's core purpose is to always inspire us to become more wholesomely ourselves because of love's experience.

You've always said I should have an inquiring mind, " she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.

To accomplish our destiny ... we must cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.

If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.

When there is money in your hand and not in your heart, it will not harm you even if it is a lot; and when it is in your heart, it will harm you even if there is none in your hands.

Everything I touch is a success.

There's something about rushing water that I can watch for hours and feel as if I need to do nothing more. It's alive in a way that's greater than any description of it.

Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary.

What can I say? Librarians rule.

In hindsight, I realized I could see into the future. Which is kind of like having premonitions of flashbacks.