The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Faith doesn’t run deep because one is stuffed with right answers. It is cultivated by asking the right questions.

Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!

Agnostics talk cheerfully of man's search for God but they might as well talk about the mouse's search for the cat.

Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

I think I finally fell in love with NY.. I miss it already !

Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.

In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance.

It is a game before a product, a sport before a market, a show before a business.

The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive.

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count my student years.