Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

To take command, one must first create the illusion that command is already yours.

To keep a warm heart in winter is the real victory.

Love is all right, as things go, but lovers can be a terrible waste of a girl's time.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.

There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny

Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.

Marriage is so much like salvation and our relationship with Christ that you can’t understand marriage w/o looking at the gospel.

I think [Pat] Buchanan is far too easily and glibly dismissed.