Welcome death quoth the rat when the trap fell.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Who is this repulsive dwarf?

The purpose of a writer is to show the beauty and tragedy of life in the reader's own mirror.

The cruel truth exposes the ugly side of us so deeply that we find solace in the last defence hiding behind the facade of our insanity.

The sky breaks. It sags and breathes upon my face. in the presence of mine enemies, mine enemies The world is full of enemies. There is no safe place.

Men are like parking spaces: all the good ones are taken, and the available ones are handicapped.

There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them.

If we lose this war, I'll just start another in my wife's name.

If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.

War will of itself discover and lay open the hidden and rankling wounds of the victorious party.

I would like to see as many people patriotic to a land as I have seen patriotic to a flag.