Less pains in the world a man cannot take than to bold his tongue.

Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.

But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.

If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee, and be thy love.

But true love is a durable fire, In the mind ever burning, Never sick, never old, never dead, From itself never turning.

The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.

But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.

It is not truth, but opinion that can travel the world without a passport.

Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.

Coincidence sometimes volatile

Nothing's ever all bad if you think hard enough about it.

He kisses me like he's giving me every kiss he wishes he could have given me the past, and every kiss he'll wish he could give me in the future.All at once.

Nobody's sane above the law.

Often expecting immediate returns for goodness in this world is a sign of a normal human being

Advice to artists: always take the opportunity to shut up.

Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters...You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.

You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show.

We should travel light and live simply. Our enemy is not possessions but excess.

I suffer from the sense that everything good in my life is about to go away.