Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

The quality of beauty lies on how beholder values an object.

Some part of me knew that was important. That once it would have mattered terribly to me.

Never compete with your master, because that is disrespect to him! You are your only rival, you compete with yourself, go beyond yourself!

You may have holes in your shoes, but don't let the people out front know it. Shine the tops.

For only by unlearning Wisdom comes.

I always say that I've been in a bad mood for maybe 35 years now. I try to lighten it up, but that's what comes out when you get me on camera.

Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha.

It's not some great work of beauty and love to be a rock-and-roll singer.

Sometimes a sign or a quote is simply interesting by itself and does not require anything beyond being framed on a page.