I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.

Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking's just the measure.

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.

If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all--both old and young.

One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.

Bottle, whose Mysterious Deep Do's ten thousand Secrets keep, With attentive Ear I wait; Ease my Mind, and speak my Fate.

If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.