He was not of an age but for all time.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

When you invest in life, you are being fruitful and productive

Gratitude is the vitamin of the soul.

You can not love someone you do not appreciate and you can not appreciate what you do not see.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.

90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.

It's upsetting to be a man in our society.

Many of my friends were blacklisted. America should be ashamed of it forever.

Nobody can write the life of a man but those who have eat and drunk and lived in social intercourse with him.

I find that in a novel I can get more of life, perhaps not such intense life, but certainly more of life than in poetry.