A mercantile democracy may govern long and widely; a mercantile aristocracy cannot stand.

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.

The sky is only the limit if you have not set your eyes on reaching the stars.

Beauty lies in the LIES of the beholder!

The answer of understanding more books... is reading more. That's the answer or read more creepypasta or listen to creepypasta.

Miami drivers will attempt to pass you inside a car wash.

Innovation transforms the useful seeds of invention into widely adopted solutions valued above every existing alternative.

I couldn't help shaking my head as I looked at him. Ian slept like a baby every morning - well, a baby who continually kept one hand down his pants.

I'll never forget the first screening at the Berlin Film Festival. As soon as the film ended there was an outbreak of booing, which made us look at each other with some surprise.

If you're smart or rich or lucky Maybe you'll beat the laws of man But the inner laws of spirit And the outer laws of nature No man can

I prepare myself in the summer to play 48 minutes. It's not a logical goal, but that's the way I prepare.

Daryl Hannah likes to goof around with fashion, but she does have pretty impeccable taste.