“The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.”

I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.

Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.

God himself helps those who dare.

You will go most safely by the middle way.

All things change; nothing perishes.

There is a certain pleasure in weeping.

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.

Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.

First appearance deceives many.

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?

The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.

Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.

I survived because the fire I have inside me burns brighter than the fire that surrounds me forever thriving with blazing vitality.

To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.

Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.

Despite knowing they won’t be here for long they still choose to live their brightest lives- sunflowers.

Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmas time.

You shine bright but not everyone can handle the light don’t dim down from the rebound.