Bid me to live, and I will liveThy Protestant to be,Or bid me love, and I will giveA loving heart to thee.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun.

That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.

Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.

But ne'er the rose without the thorn.

Bid me despair, and I'll despair,Under that cypress tree;Or bid me die, and I will dareE'en Death, to die for thee.

Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.

Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.

Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.

She turned her painted blue eyes toward the assistant and said something in French before she left.

Practice appreciation for who you are and what you have… and allow your life to unfold in the most amazing way.

Your place in Heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it.

I like feeling like I'm discovering something new. That's really a special feeling and also, you don't have it that often. At least, I don't. Maybe I'm not creative enough.

It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony.

Stuffing birds or playing stringed instruments is an elegant pastime, and a resource to the idle, but it is not education.

They are commiting murder who merely live.

Don't hope more than you're willing to work.

A nation must think before it acts.

Comedy is easy. First, people have to fall down. Next, include someone a little hefty. It's a hoot.