All concord's born of contraries.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.

If you don't believe in yourself, why should anyone else?

I use color very instinctively.

I like smoking pot, but I'm not the kind of guy who smokes every day.

If you are able to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and to contribute to the betterment of this world and of those around us, you will experience a high that is beyond my ability to express.

I feel that the Godhead is broken up like the bread at the Supper, and that we are the pieces. Hence this infinite fraternity of feeling.

A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself.

The best advice I can give a young aspiring singer is not to become an old aspiring singer.

Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.

The truth is that I am enslaved... in one vast love affair with 70 children.