Death is the true inspiring genius, or the muse of philosophy, wherefore Socrates has defined the latter as θανάτου μελέτη. Indeed without death men would scarcely philosophise.

Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.

For whence did Dante get the material for his hell, if not from this actual world of ours? And indeed he made a downright hell of it.

Every fulfilled wish we wrest from the world is really like alms that keep the beggar alive today so that he can starve again tomorrow.

Happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.

Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with.

Maybe we can stay in denial together forever?' I suggest....'No, I mean, maybe there's a town called Denial, and we can literally move there and forget about college.

Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be as popular as The Real Housewives.

Men aren’t attracted to me by my mind. They’re attracted by what I don’t mind.

What I'd really like to give a try is cricket, because I grew up playing American baseball.

The Moral Law is summarily contained in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments; written by the finger of God on two tablets of stone, and delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Through the orifice of silence, the whole geyser of Bliss, perpetually shoots up and flows over the soul.

If our children have the background of a godly, happy home and this unshakable faith that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, they will have a foundation that the forces of hell cannot shake.

As a competitor and an athlete, you have to believe in yourself. And you have to believe in the people who believe in you.