Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

All good things must come to an end.

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.

The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

Many small make a great.

Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.

That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.

Patience is a conquering virtue.

In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.

How beautiful to be fully alive in the moment?

I never see what has been done

If you sense so badly that you also sense a need to make me sense that, then I sense sadly that you cannot make better sense ... sadder still if you cannot sense my sincerity.

Only I have no luck any more. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

Have any sheep been seen walking out of the Library with seagoing adventurers clinging to their wool?

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

My sons are a hell of a lot easier to get through to than my daughter is. She seems to have my number. She can just run through the buttons.

Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)

Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.