It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

I have fun when I want to have fun, but I am learning how to balance my life out.

From Satan or from God, what matter? Angel or Siren, What matter, if you make - fairy with velvet eyes, Rhythm, perfume, light, o my only queen - The universe less hideous, each moment less strained?

We are all of us imaginative in some form or other, for images are the brood of desire.

There's very good evidence that the average cat in Europe has a larger environmental footprint in its lifetime than the average African.

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

What do babies dream of? She must be dreaming of the before-life, just as I dream of the afterlife.

Live dead. Alive to Christ, dead to self.

We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.

If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine.