A critic is never too severe when he only detects the faults of an author. But he is worse than too severe when, in consequence of this detection, be presumes to place himself on a level with genius.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

Remember that each light between sunrise and sunset is worth dying for at least once.

Self-questioning – an effort to get in touch with our essential self – is an endless stream of thought.

I think God's a pretty fair guy.

There's always someone following your next step.

I'm not an industry artist - I'm an artist in the industry.

There's a crazy energy in Toronto. I think some of that may be from being a border from where I'm from and being so close.

Lay aside all rancor, all bitter sectional feeling, and to make your places in the ranks of those who will bring about a consummation devoutly to be wished—a reunited country.

A lot of people want to die for a lot of reasons.

I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me.

We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism.