Appearances are deceptive.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

I fell for her like a suicide from a bridge.

Self-knowledge liberates us from the frustration of ignorance, while simultaneously nurturing and supporting our capacity for intelligence. Objectivity

Winter walks up and down the town swinging his censer, but no smoke or sweetness comes from it, only the sour, metallic frankness of salt and snow.

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

The young suffer less from their own errors than from the cautiousness of the old.

Meditation is the means through which the Soul dictates and guides the mind for all good.

I just tried to make things happen, whether it was (my) shots or getting shots for other people.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different

I think it is important for everybody to bring their spending habits into line with their ideals.