A satirical poet is the check of the laymen on bad priests.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.

…So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky

He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground.

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.

Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.

Dead men tell no tales.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Fortune befriends the bold.

Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It’s like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It’s like sitting in a racing car but not driving it.

If you don't start, you're finished.

Words both written and read are my passion.

In the nice bee, what sense so subtly true From pois'nous herbs extracts the healing dew?

Comparison is a brutal assault upon one's self. Once you compare yourself to someone else, what you're really saying is that what you're made of isn't good enough.

There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

Swords can win territories, but not hearts. Forces can bend heads, but not minds.

I give you points for persistence, but you lose a few for being slow on the uptake. (Rae)

Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals