But he who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

If you Have ever Fainted, You Are a stranger in the land of the dead!

Sometimes I think gravity may be death in disguise. Other times I think gravity is love, which is why love's only demand is that we fall.

You're as good as the people you're with.

I think jogging is bad for your health. All that pressure on the knees and back cannot be good for you.

Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind.

Mysteriously, as elusive as it is, this moment--where the eye is what it sees, where the heart is what it feels--this moment shows us that what is real is sacred

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.

The evolution of sense is, in a sense, the evolution of nonsense.