The course of true anything never does run smooth.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.

Since when has bringing stolen money to churches for Pastor’s blessings become a Nigerian norm?

Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

The green grass floweth like a stream Into the oceans's blue.

Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.

To bless thine enemy is a good way to satisfy thy vanity.

Maybe you’re not willing to give up a lover who’s colder than you are.

I feel like my whole life only tennis.

Bands are like people. They're born and then they die.