In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heart.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun.

That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.

Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.

But ne'er the rose without the thorn.

Bid me despair, and I'll despair,Under that cypress tree;Or bid me die, and I will dareE'en Death, to die for thee.

Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.

Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.

Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.

I felt tears pricking inside my eyelids. Maybe I came first With Oliver.

But like balloons, they were excessively buoyant, and if you weren't careful, they floated away.

All I say is that I don't go out with famous men.

What I want is what I've not got, but what I need is all around me.

What ever happened to freak shows? Back in the twenties when elephant man was born at least he had a job waiting for him.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.

The death of the self lies in the life of the heart

In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance.

When a man lies he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths men miscall their lives.

[John Carlos] has spent much of his life since that time as a dedicated human rights advocate and public speaker, and he is out now with a wonderful new text; a memoir, in fact.