After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.

If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.

—Italian proverb

The best armor is to keep out of range.

—Italian proverb

It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

—Italian proverb

Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.

—Italian proverb

Bed is the poor man's opera.

—Italian proverb

Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone.

—Gertrude Stein

Always desire to learn something useful.

—Sophocles

There's a great satisfaction in knowing that we've made good use of our days, that we've lived up to our expectations of ourselves.

—Gretchen Rubin in Better Than Before

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

—Thomas A. Edison

This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

—Alfred Hitchcock