No gossip ever dies away entirely, if many people voice it: it, too, is a kind of divinity.

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 only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve.

The best revenge is kind forgiveness.

It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.

A good sentence in prose should be like a good line in poetry, unchangeable, as rhythmic, as sonorous.

Once a quarter, Amy and I go off the grid and totally disconnect. It's totally doable and it will change your life.

Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there is only measurement relative.

The Fujiyama of Architecture?at once a lofty mountain and a national shrine.

The moment you proclaim your Oneness with God, others will proclaim you partnership with Satan.

And the two planes that were taking the band and crew that we had taken out to San Diego were flying out after the show. And so I was never supposed to be on that plane.

I'm a suicide. I walked right spang over the edge of life and disappeared. Splash! Bubble-bubble! There goes nothing.