A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.

There's no justice in this world.

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

A commune is where people join together to share their lack of wealth.

Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.

A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

Charity begins at home.

Why are you doing this to me? Because knowledge is torture, and there must be awareness before there is change.

God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.

Things are not always what they seem.

It has long been noticed that juries are pitiless for robbery and full of indulgence for infanticide. A question of interest, my dear Sir! The jury is afraid of being robbed and has passed the age when it could be a victim of infanticide.

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord and a very present help in time of trouble.

An older student came to Otis and said, "I have been to see a great number of teachers and I have given up a great number of pleasures. I have fasted, been celibate and stayed awake nights seeking enlightenment. I have given up everything I was aske

Then, gently touching my face, she hesitated for a moment as her incredible eyes poured forth into mine love, joy, pain, tragedy, acceptance, and peace. "'Bye for now," she said warmly.