To grant all a man's wishes is to take away his dreams and ambitions. Life is only worth living if you have something to strive for. To aim at.

When you get a cat to catch the mice in your kitchen, you can't expect it to ignore the rats in the cellar.

May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

And tell them all about the books you've read. Better still, buy some more books and read them. That's an order. You can never read too many books.

A wish is a dish that's a lot like a fish: Once it's been eaten it's harder to throw back. - Mr. Rakshasas

Sometimes human nature can leave you looking just a little shamefaced.

The bone won't come to the dog. It's the dog that goes to the bone.