The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.
Borrowed garments never keep one warm.
The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.
And what they dare to dream of, date to do.
Human nature has a much greater genius for sameness than for originality.
What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings.
For only by unlearning Wisdom comes.
The material world is simply an expression of the mind; that's what so many fail to see. We're so dependent on what is before us that we discount our intuition. Yet if one dismisses instinct, how can one understand or believe in a world that exists beyond one's sight?
Might I have had my own will, I would not have married Wisdom herself, if she would have had me.
My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.
Virtue lies in being absorbed in one's prayers in the presence of din and noise.