Deeds, not words shall speak me.
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
None are so busy as the fool and knave.
Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.
Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.