Men of genius are rarely much annoyed by the company of vulgar people.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Procrastination is also a subtle act of corruption – it corrupts valuable time

I'm happy, Ahren. I'm a princess. I have everything.""I think you're mistaking comfort for joy.

[You write out of the] desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, etc., etc., etc. It is humbug to pretend this is not a motive and a strong one.

People label you the way they know you best.

The Singing of Swans is a remarkable narrative calling--even compelling--us to connect with our own ancestral roots, to seek our own inner wisdom, and to reclaim our own inner voices!

The organ in the worship service is a sign of Baal.

Militarism is in direct competition with people's needs for food, health care, and environmental protection.

If you don't try and force it, a song will find the proper moment to come to life.

Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream.

I don't actually believe in the extension of consciousness after death.