Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

The same styles you used earlier may become monotonous over time. You want to remain relevant, so you got to change that style. Reinvent yourself always: You must create a new you

I wonder if I should believe what she says. But when you're not strong in yourself, anyone can tell you anything and you'll fall for it.

Only a person who perceives that all human beings are important can become a great leader.

Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them.

I walk like I'm on a mission 'cause that's the way I groove. I got more and more to do and less and less to prove.

And if I can take part in it by transforming my own consciousness, then someone else's, I'm happy to do it.

How does the artist function as poet-slash-witness-slash-trickster?

Those who claim to write about something larger and more significant than the self sometimes fail to comprehend the dimensions of self.

You are the creator of your own destiny

Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well when he gets there.