So that we may not be like the Athenians, who never consulted except after the event done. [Fr., Afin que ne semblons es Athenians, qui ne consultoient jamais sinon apres le cas faict.]

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.

Can a man's life be complete without his Maker?

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. "—George A. Dorsey, anthropologist

Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community.

A single action can cause a life to veer off in a direction it was never meant to go.

God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics.

A cat will blink when struck with a hammer.

False is the body, false are the clothes; false is beauty.

He loves you, really he does. He'd love you even if it destroyed him. He matches you.

People are effective because they say 'no,' because they say, 'this isn't for me.'

Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk's flight on the empty sky.