From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.

My life has been awaiting you. Your footfall was my own heart's beat.

Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what these Ithacas mean.

To certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No.

What shall become of us without any barbarians? Those people were a kind of solution.

Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices.

One candle is enough. Its gentle light will be more suitable, will be more gracious when the Shades arrive, the Shades of Love.

If you are one of the truly elect, be careful how you attain your eminence.

He was notorious for cutting short extraneous verbiage from over-loquacious barristers".

A man on a mission would bring his heaviest artillery, and it looked like this guy hadn’t even packed a pocket knife.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

Life with most teenagers was like having a low-grade bladder infection. It hurts, but you had to tough it out.

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

A long life is a life well spent.

There is turmoil under the heavens. The prospects are excellent.

You must assume full responsibility for choosing to pursue power. Know that you alone have chosen to be tested, and then proceed without doubt, remorse, or blame. You alone are responsible.

I told you, everyone understands a quest.

The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has produced and saved it. This latter is the Forgotten Man