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'Twas a light that made
Darkness itself appear
A thing of comfort.

Light

But have ye not heard this,
How an one-eyed man is
Well sighted when
He is among blind men?

Eyes

If you have a message, call western union.

Theatre

It is worse still to be ignorant of your ignorance.

Ignorance

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Time

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.

Good

The smallest worm will turn being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.

Courage

The capon burns, the pig falls from the spit,
The clock hath strucken twelve.

Cooking

Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.

Hope

So . Now vee may perhaps to begin Yes?

Miscellaneous

The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an Earldom.

Character

Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find.

Environment

All mankind love a lover.

Love

A man's wife has more power over him than the state has.

Marriage

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.

Education

I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.

Life

All I really need to know... I learned in kindergarten.

Life

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.

Temptation

I love change, I need it.

Change

The greatest leverage for healing is found at the subtlest levels of function.

Health