One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.

He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.

Learning history is easy; learning its lessons seems almost impossibly difficult.

No news is good news. No journalists is even better.

Her interest in natural history was confined to observation of the crows' feet gathering around her eyes.

He who enjoys a good neighbor, said the Greeks, has a precious possession. Same goes for neighbour's wife.

New pain heals old pain.

Lord thy will be done in my life.

If you call upon the Gods and they answer, who is there to oppose or to challenge the integrity of your Path?

Before you contradict an old man my fair friend you should endeavour to understand him.

The people who created the crisis in the first place will not be the ones that come up with a solution.

Every choice you make has a consequence, every one. It's mathematic. It cannot fail; it never fails.

No matter what kind of day I've had at school, I always look forward to golf.

The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient; the hard rock is happier still, it feels nothing: there is no pain as great as being alive, no burden heavier than that of conscious life.

The world's population will multiply more rapidly than the available food supply.

The harness of waterfalls is the most economical method known for drawing energy from the sun.