To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Every reader exists to ensure for a certain book a modest immortality. Reading is, in this sense, a ritual of rebirth.

Sacred life, sacred-gratitude.

I've never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

Method actors are like hams.

God gets the easiest performance reviews.

You know me... I can't resist a good prank.

Dance of the Sugar Plum Bikey. Yes, that's got a nice ring to it.

And now Jacques Laffitte is as close to Surer as Surer is to Laffitte

There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.

Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.