Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

Water is the best of all things.

Learn what you are and be such.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

Only pain can define the meaning of tears.

I think kissing is what separates us from the animals and makes us divine.

The world is not with us enough. O taste and see.

Honestly, I don't know if I'd want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You're molding hundreds of minds every year.

Without wisdom, power tends to destroy the one who wields it.

Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.

Teddy Roosevelt spoke softly and carried a big stick; Donald Trump speaks loudly and carries a big shtick.

If you set out to do a good deed, you may do a hundred small kindnesses on the way.

The only excuse for not coming to a class or a performance is death.

I write to find out what I think.