Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.

Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.

Maybe that’s what religion is, hurling yourself off a cliff and trusting that something bigger will take care of you and carry you to the right place.

Halls are full of strangers, even when you recognize the faces.

Don’t ignore pain

Certain travelers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

In order to survive, the human race must defend itself.

My parents had always been so careful with me, until the day they decided I needed to die.

Oaths are the counterfeit money with which we pay the sacrifice of love.

I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good.

Avaunt, you cullions!