Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?.

There is a courage of happiness as well as a courage of sorrow.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.

How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words.

The living are just the dead on holiday

At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.

Many a happiness in life, a many a disaster, is due to chance alone; but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.

You’re a mess, I confess, I despise you in the best kind of way.

People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature

Be lucky, Xander, and be brave. You will find that bravery and luck are often bedfellows.

If a man hasn’t found something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It's not until the second year that they learn the cures.

I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.

Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you.

What's interesting is that my style is a lot crazier than what I project out there. It's a lot edgier.

Proud is the spirit of Zeus-fostered kings - their honor comes from Zeus, and Zeus, god of council, loves them.