Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married. [Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

What we are is going to be visible in our art, no matter how secular (on the surface) the subject may be.

That's the positive aspect of trade I suppose. The world gets stirred up together. That's about as much as I have to say for it.

Even when we strive for perfection, life is nothing more than an attempt to achieve it through a series of greater or smaller imperfections.

Disturbed to her very soul, Finley could only shake her head. "You ask too much."A crooked grin curved his mouth. "Too much? You strange and wonderful girl, that is the least I'll ask of you.

I pray and wait for an answer in pictures, words or ideas.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

There are some writers who also enjoy being authors, and are good at it as well. There is nothing performative about writing, but there is about being a writer.

...the initial position is decisive Zugzwang.

What then is the wisdom of the times called old? Is it the wisdom of gray hairs? No. It is the wisdom of the cradle.

Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.