The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

I said, 'I need to know how he died.'He flipped back and pointed at, 'Why?'So I can stop inventing how he died. I'm always inventing.

Kindness can be short, sweet, transient, and random, but its effects echo forever.

Doesn't this place give you the creeps? You could perhaps do something with some floral wallpaper and a fire-bomb.

You're the fire burning inside of me.

I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad.

try me on any day that doesn't end in y - Jace

Is not a kiss the very autograph of love?

There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.