Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.

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.

You need time for the grief to heal, for the memories to fade in sharpness, time to adjust your expectation for the future. Be gentle with yourself, you'll make it.

But before you set out to make your mark, you should ask yourself, "For whom will this be done?

I don't know why people persist in believing women are inferior, when it is quite clear that men are the more feeble-minded of the two.

I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.

Life is the farce we are all forced to endure.

We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity.

It's hard to imagine a party that is not corrupted by hatred.

I have never yet heard any middle-aged man or woman who worked with his or her brains express any regret for the passing of youth.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome. [Though a lie be well dressed, it is ever overcome.]

I am a champion who makes an impact.