In merest prudence men should teach . . . That science ranks as monstrous things Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings-- E'en Angel's wings!--are fictions.

Time goes, you say? Ah, no! alas, time stays, we go.

Love comes unseen; we only see it go.

All the seasons run their race In this quiet resting-place; Peach, and apricot, and fig Here will ripen, and grow big; Here is store and overplus - More had not Alcinous!

All passes, Art alone Enduring stays to us; The Bust out-lasts the throne,-- The coin, Tiberius.

Fame is a food that dead men eat, I have no stomach for such meat.

Old books, old wine, old Nankin blue;- All things, in short, to which belong The charm, the grace that Time makes strong, All these I prize, but (entre nous) Old friends are best!

He is a Patron who looks down, / With careless eyes on men who drown; / But if they chance to reach the land, / Encumbers them with helping hand

Time goes you say? Ah no! Alas Time stays we go.

Love comes unseen we only see it go.

What ye have been ye still shall be, When we are dust the dust among, O yellow flowers!

The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.

Every one disguising the truth from a man who has a right to the truth is wrong, and ought not to be encouraged.

You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.

Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.

Every sweet, humble young model is only one campaign away from becoming a fashion monster.

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.

Little by little, one travels far

I reached that day that I always thought might happen, where I say to myself I don't want to do this anymore. I'm looking for some stability. I want to stay home.

The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia - that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.

When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.