Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in the excess of grief.

The obsession with the afterlife is born of a panic at not having memories of a before-life.

Sleep is the best meditation.

To wear a floral shirt is an experience.

Peter, High King of Narnia," said Aslan. "Shut the Door.

Position yourself to succeed first by building good relationships with the right people; and then put your effort and expertise behind that!

The root of all evil isn't money; rather, it's not having enough money.

As Bridget writes to her son, in Bridget Jones' Baby - "if you just keep calm and keep your spirits up, things have a habit of turning out all right, just as they did for me."

It's the only thing I really enjoy - so fresh, even now that I'm doing the new sampling. I'm dying to go to the factory, which is like nobody's idea of fun. But it's mine.

The only catalogue of this world's goods that really counts is that which we keep in the silence of the mind.