Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
It is quite a common and vulgar thing among humans to understand, foresee, know and predict the troubles of others. But oh what a rare thing it is to predict, know, foresee and understand one’s own troubles.
No noble man ever hated good wine.
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
Never did a great man hate good wine.
Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it.
The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man.
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
Ignorance is the mother of all evils.
All’s well in the end, if you’ve only the patience to wait.
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
I build only living stones – men.