No man was ever yet a great poet, without at the same time being a profound philosopher.

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.

Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.

People will travel anywhere for good food - it's crazy.

The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses.

I am I because my little dog knows me.

The world becomes an apparently infinite, yet possibly finite, card game. Image combinations, permutations, comprise the world game.

Whenever serious art loses track of its roots in the vernacular, then it begins to atrophy.

It's all about understanding that God is behind every performance, good or bad, and that trusting Him will always leave you satisfied.

It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.

I study much, and the more I study, the oftener I go back to those first principles which are so simple that childhood itself can lisp them.