"Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profiteth others and ourselves."

"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world."

"Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly."

"No one ever understood disaster until it came."

"A person's abilities are tested best when defending rather than attacking."

"The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough."

"Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore, And that's what parents were created for."

"If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others."

"I think that little by little I'll be able to solve my problems and survive."

"The test of any man's character is how he takes praise."

"Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence."

"There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment."