It is the custom on Africa to always produce new and monstrous things. [Fr., Afrique est coustumiere toujours choses produire nouvelles et monstrueuses.]

To good and true love fear is forever affixed.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

A habit does not a monk make.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

It'd Be a Lot Cooler If You Did.

Life is not about destination, it is a journey of creation.

Do you really want to waste your precious time doing things that are neither important nor urgent?

I am brother to dragons, and companion to owls. My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

No matter what we predict for our futures, we're always wrong anyway. The only sensible thing to do is to live this life as it is right now. Leave what happens after you die till after you die.

I really love to drive. It’s really hard for me to be a passenger, even though I get to look around a little bit more, but I’ve gotten really good at driving and looking.

Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

Both marriage and death ought to be welcome: the one promises happiness, doubtless the other assures it.

Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.

Nature does not steal time, it amplifies it.