We grow weary of those things (and perhaps soonest) which we most desire.

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.

Take a step of faith. And leave fate to the faithful God.

Grounding is most effective when you have some place to go. When you know where you are going, grounding brings strength and confidence, when you’re stagnant you get caught in the past.

…golf was no longer the most interesting sport to the corporate czars because they found playing with natural balls much more satisfying.

I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold.

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.

My wife says when I go out to the refrigerator, I do three minutes (entertaining) when the light goes on!

Satan is inconsistent. He persuades a man not to go to a synagogue on a cold morning; yet when the man does go, he follows him into it.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

Any man who thinks he knows the mind of a woman is a man who knows nothing.

I couldn't think of another city in the world that lined its streets with stone leviathans honoring failed rebels against the state.