Every man is in some sort a failure to himself. No one ever reaches the heights to which he aspires.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Failure is only temporary

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

Sin is more than an act or a series of acts; it is a man's make-up.

I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.

Those dreams that on the silent night intrude, and with false flitting shapes our minds delude ... are mere productions of the brain. And fools consult interpreters in vain.

There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence delightful.

I love when things bend out of shape. That's why I love drum and bass music.

Truth is self-evident, nonviolence is its maturest fruit. It is contained in truth, but is not self-evident.

We are today a nearly 100% banked country.

If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace