The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
Facts are the enemy of truth.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.
'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.' Under the influence of this pestilent morality, I am forever letting tomorrow's work slop backwards into today's, and doing painfully and nervously today what I could do quickly and easily tomorrow.
It's never just a game when you're winning.