Fleas know not whether they are upon the body of a giant or upon one of ordinary size.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

Great men don't strive for greatness, theysimply do great works.

When it becomes acceptable to kill another man or woman, childhood dies.” whispered Laurence. “When it becomes acceptable to kill a child…humanity dies.

No heart thrives without much secret converse with God and nothing will make amends for the want of it.

We don't need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Everything that I do, I have to do at my best. No one is perfect, but you can come close.

The States are nations.

I design genetic algorithms, neural network and artificial intelligence systems.

He is a poor patriot whose patriotism does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland.

I've always had a weakness for foreign affairs.

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.