I never did a single wise thing in the whole course of my existence, although I have written many which have been thought so.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.

I love you so much, Sahra. You will do wonderful things. Have courage and believe in yourself.

Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.

Birthday Alarm was a very simple site based on being reminded of your friends' birthdays.

It's no good to shoot a guy anymore. It's not enough. Nobody is throwing anybody off of buildings after seeing these movies, but they are smoking after seeing some good-looking celebrity smoke.

We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals.

I've never heard anybody in my family say anything but good things about Rick Perry.

Reason and right give the quickest despatch.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

Sometimes there is absolutely no difference at all between salvation and damnation.