Better be a foole then a knave. [Better be a fool than a knave.]

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

If just one of [those people] experiences life as a crazy adventure--and I mean that he, or she, experiences this every single day... Then he or she is a joker in a pack of cards.

Nothing can hinder us if we make the right choice

Peace is a child's beautiful smile and a flower's freshnessPeace is an inner perception of joyfulness and happiness.

The defects of a preacher are soon spied.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then we'll see the rising of the moon.

All of my works are performance pieces, as is true for many writers of color, writers who have indigenous roots - because our basis is spoken word.

Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.

But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the eastern United States is covered and a few spots here and there.