1.
If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.
Linji Yixuan
2.
My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.
Arthur Lydiard
4.
Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness.
Ambrose Bierce
5.
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question.
Paul Dickson
6.
I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe this scribbling itch is an incurable disease.
Laetitia Pilkington