Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.

Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.

Learn to live well, that thou may'st die so too; To live and die is all we have to do.

The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid the foundations of civilization.

Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.

When any great design thou dost intend, Think on the means, the manner, and the end.

Who fears not to do ill fears the name, And free from conscience, is a slave to fame.

Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know.

Uncertain ways unsafest are, and doubt a greater mischief than despair.

Such is our pride, our folly, or our fate, That few, but such as cannot write, translate.

I'm going to die whatever you do, but I'm not afraid.

Our dead become the photographs and words we hang on the walls, but they also hang on the walls of our hearts, the windows of our lips, and the sobs in our voices.

I saw my life flash before my eyes. It looked a lot like a Chihuahua with a severe overbite.

You don't have to lose your sense of style once you become a mom!

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.

The world is on fire, and I'm doing my best to help steer the firetruck.

It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.

I wouldn't characterize anybody who fought in Vietnam as a war hero. In 23 bombing sorties, there must have been civilians that were killed and there's no heroism to that.

If you are wise, you will dread a prosperity which only loads you with more.

Harmony would lose its attractiveness if it did not have a background of discord.