Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water."~ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ~

There is remedy for all things except death - Don Quixote De La Mancha

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

All sorrows are less with bread.

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.

Thou hast seen nothing yet.

Facts are the enemy of truth.

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.

Never pay attention to the distractions in life. Focus on possibilities.

If we begin to diligently care for the environment, it will greatly improve human health.

The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in.

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.

To withhold from living is to die ... the more you give of yourself to life the more life nourishes you.

My dad was a labourer and my mum had exactly the same job as Noel Gallagher's mum - she was a dinner lady at our local school. Everyone comes over from Ireland and they get the same jobs.

He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

Need is never a good basis for any relationship.

To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.

I think continually of those who were truly great.