Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion.

Perhaps of all the creations of man language is the most astonishing.

It is probably always disastrous not to be a poet.

Human beings are too important to be treated as mere symptoms of the past. They have a value which is independent of any temporal process──which is eternal, and must be felt for its own sake.

There is something dark and wintry about the atmosphere of the later Middle Ages.

Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

Perhaps the best test of a man's intelligence is his capacity for making a summary.

Englishmen have always loved Moliere.

Discretion is not the better part of biography.

The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint.

But do let us go. Dorian, you must not stay here any longer. It is not good for one's morals to see bad acting.

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea.

Stalin's methods did not help.

My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.

Flow. Be adaptable. Be sensitive like water, feel the other so you can attune and harmonize with your partner.

In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.

Some people know they are dreaming when they are asleep. You must also know you are dreaming when you wake-up. When you know you are dreaming when you wake up, then you are really waking up

I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!

It is my belief CAFTA will be beneficial for Alabama and the United States as a whole.

Feeling unworthy is like putting a huge obstacle into the God force, into the life force which is everywhere.