For life, good youth, hath never an illWhich hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;And stubborn realities never shall bindThe free-spreading wings of a cheerful mind.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

… I suppose that it is not so easy to go home and it takes a bit of time to make a son out of a stranger.

Every act of goodness it's born from our desire to be happy.

Poverty might make you obscure, but if you continue churning out wisdom to solve more problems and challenges, you will neither remain poor nor die in obscurity.

I always thought marketing in general was an interesting kind of thing. I always liked commercials and billboards.

We are never so generous as when giving advice.

Sadness of love without release.

The secret of the world is the tie between person and event. Person makes event and event person.

When legitimately constituted state authority stands down in the face of armed threats, the very foundation of the republic is in danger.

The old dog barks backward without getting up I can remember when he was a pup.

I get to do what I love every day. I get to crawl into someone else's head and I love that.