Hope is the most beneficial of all the affections, and doth much to the prolongation of life.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

I want to bask deeply in the taste of his blood, in that flowing crimson filled with his feelings melted in it...

That's okay, " I said. "We're writers. We make things up.

You are still a spoiled rotten brat, Richie, ” Seth said to Vegas, with no emotion on his face. “But I’m not going to let anyone hurt you...

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.

Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Messy love is better than none, I guess. I am no authority on sane living.

In Valentine's Day or in any other day, the brightest star is not Venus or Jupiter but the very love in people's heart!

One person can make a difference. You don't have to be a big shot. You don't have to have a lot of influence. You just have to have faith in your power to change things.

When you play music, you don't need a language. Music is a language.