Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. No man hath affliction enough that is not matured and ripened by it and made fit for God.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice.

There is no god out there but Oneness of All That Is.

Let the world know you as you are not as you think you should be because sooner or later if you are posing you will forget the pose and then where are you?

Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.

Tender as a mothers love... And with my mother, that was certainly true.

I’ve kissed girls before, it’s fun!

Half to forget the wandering and pain, Half to remember days that have gone by, And dream and dream that I am home again!

To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it.

Working people really amaze me. When you give them all the facts, they make the right decision every single time.

The English have loudly and openly told the world that skis and dogs are unusable in these regions and that fur clothes are rubbish. We shall see — we shall see.