Fear is the fire that melts Icarian wings.

Fear is many-eyed.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the mother of superstition.

A Guest is wise to stay a short time — A person is a guest for one or two days, but becomes an intruder on the third

A Guest is, if unbidden, most welcome when they are gone.

The Guest is to be treated well — a guest knows no fast.

A Guest is wise not to overstay his welcome — a guest and a fish smell in three days.

Habit is the invisible architecture of daily life.

Habit is that into which uncertainty disappears.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit.

A Joke is like sex… it ain't any good if you don't get it

A Joke is born when the punchline becomes apparent

The Joke is the cayenne of conversation.

The Joke is always a tiny revelation.