It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

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.

It is in changing that things find purpose.

I would say I started rapping because my friends were doin it.

No discrimination, that's what we're about as a country.

If only loud people were even half as interesting as they think they are.

I don't believe in reincarnation, but what were you when you were alive?

Because that's what heaven is...it's opening the door of a house in twilight and everyone you love is there.

Personally I didn't believe God had a private torture chamber. Hell was being cut off from God, cut off from his power, his energy, Him.

Often it's just a short swim from the shipwreck of your life to the island paradise of your dreams, assuming you don't drown in the metaphor.

FACT: Nothing in Obamacare forces people out of their health plans.

Give your main clause a little space. Prose is not like boxing; the skilled writer deliberately telegraphs his punch, knowing that the reader wants to take the message directly on the chin.