If you think too long you think wrong.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

It is a wise child that knows his own father.

A wise and an understanding heart.

For the unlearned old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of the harvest.

The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.

The best tactic against evil isn't confrontation with it, otherwise it is to get away from it

We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Nurture your relationships and all good things will come to you.

Don't just DO something. Stand there! {and get perspective and understanding}

Those who do not read, they miss the important aspects of life.

Gossip, slander and jealousy have caused more pain than many wars.

It isn't what the book costs. It's what it will cost you if you don't read it.

Never make decisions you will live to regret later in the near future.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

There is always someone better off than you, and there is always someone worse off than you.

You should not reduce yourself to any that runs after miracles.

To see you shine, you must stay far away, for you are like the sun; when you're too close, your light makes them blind. And when you're too far, they seek you. So let them seek you. They're getting...

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you won't hit Charles's mate in front of his father.

"Then are there no rules at all, Lord?" Moneo's voice conveyed a faint hint of hysteria. Leto smiled to ease the man's tensions. "Perhaps one. Short–term decisions tend to fail in the long–term."

Shamefully, all of us have wanted revenge on someone at some point for something. I've lived since before man and buffalo roamed this small planet. I have survived the beginning, bloom, and death of...

You always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself. Glinda the Good Witch

Woe to any sheep that hunts with wolves - rjs

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

A reputation is like a shadow; it hides when you go to sleep, but always returns with the sun…

Never argue with a mother who's scolding her child.

Knowledge is abundant, but wisdom is rare.

A wise old owl once told me, One time when he was out of his tree, That nothing in this world is for free. I agree!