Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

If I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.

If you're struggling today, remember that life is worth living and believe that the best is yet to come. Remember that you are loved, you matter, and never forget that there is always hope.

They sat in silence on the windowsill, their hands locked across the distance between them.

There are lots of things that I'd like to be, and nice just doesn't seem good enough.

It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands.

I try to be honest and I keep moving.

[She] always knew he was a fiction but believed in him anyway.

There was always some germ of joy, some little paramecium of happiness wriggling around, waiting for a chance to get out.

SCIENCE! thou fair effusive ray From the great source of mental Day, Free, generous, and refin'd! Descend with all thy treasures fraught, Illumine each bewilder'd thought, And bless my labour'g mind.

Methinks you are my glass, and not my brother: I see by you I am a sweet-faced youth.