I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.

To good and true love fear is forever affixed.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

A habit does not a monk make.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

If you want to leave your footprints on the sands of time, be sure you’re wearing work shoes.

Once you commit and decide that there is no turning back, you’ll find the strength.

If we cannot do what we will we must will what we can.

The value of a life is determined by what we give away.

Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict.

I'm not wasting my time with any more non-straight-talking candidates.

He looked as if he'd stepped straight off the cover of one of those romance novels she ordered from Amazon.com so she didn't have to be embarassed by some supercilious male clerk in the bookstore.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.