So, if you don't summon a book and a light before dawn,...

Sometimes words ruin everything.

A hand fought best when it made a fist.

There nearly always is a method in madness.

"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...

Since the Devil is in the details... I don't think I'll elaborate.

The key to greatness is knowing when to take the hand that has been offered.

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…

Extinguish even the wee annoyance, as it will grow to become evil!

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

It is not the intellect but the wisdom of love that will reveal the beauty of life.

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!

Saying of the Prophet. Ink and Blood: The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Careful, Sandi. You're about to let your bulldog mouth overload your bird - dog bite.

Gilks sighed. 'You're a clever man, Cjelli, I grant you that,' he said, 'but you make the same mistake a lot of clever people do of thinking everyone else is stupid.

Things refuse to be mismanaged for long.

Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.

When you feel big and powerful, stand before a mountain; when you feel small and weak, stand before an ant.

We have a tendency to worship great people but do not adapt their ideas in our lives.

Sometimes we mistake patience for weakness, but the patient person often realizes that it's much more important for another person to discover his or her own gifts and shortcomings - - the patient...

He who can have patience can have what he will.

The wise oyster stays in its shell.

Furious activity is no substitute for analytical thought.

Much of our existence is to deal with steep problems and slippery solutions