Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.

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.

Positive Power can inspire

Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home.

I just want to make it clear that I have been working since I was ten years old.

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.

The very ritual practices that the New Atheists dismiss as costly, inefficient and irrational turn out to be a solution to one of the hardest problems humans face: cooperation without kinship

I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.

Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne

Imagine having journalists in your own home and not even covering the furniture with plastic sheets first.

What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than I'd learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism

I find it fascinating to see the fact that women want to buy things that they see on men.