I have always had such sincere love for truth, that I have often begun by telling stories for the purpose of getting truth to enter the heads of those who could not appreciate its charms.

After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.

Be the flame, not the moth.

The sweetest pleasures are those which are hardest to be won.

By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

To Kiss : An attempt to absorb the essence of the other person.

Give me a man who is man enough to give himself just to the woman who is worth him. If that woman were me,I would love him alone and forever

Love is three quarters curiosity.

Nobody can deprive me of the fact that I had a good time.

Without dreams, the future will remain mediocre. Stay inspired though your dreams.

Smile is a good reply to the dark world.

Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.

I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great.

We must send the message that if you use illegal drugs, you will pay the ultimate price by not playing an entire season. And if you get caught again, you will be banished for life.

One of the great things about Houston is that they police themselves. It's the way Boston was in the '80s. No hacks or thieves are tolerated in the community, and that's HUGE.

What if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights, are Your mercies in disguise?

I know it's absurd, but they're out saying so, and Hillary [Clinton] makes a big, big deal about climate change.

O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.