Bible

"This one thing I do ... I press toward the mark."

"The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose."

"Ask in faith."

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."

"Great men are not always wise."

"Through wisdom a house is built and through understanding it is established."

"There is no truth in him."

"Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise."