Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

In the darkness and the snow, the street is emptyand it is just the night, the ice and me.

Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.

I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.

Logic can provide you with various facts and figures but can't comprehend them in their totality.

And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.

I'll never forget my first words in the theatre. "Peanuts. Popcorn."

I close my eyes, and think of water.

Why is it that the people with whom one loves to be silent are also the very ones with whom one loves to talk?

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.

Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly.