O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.

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.

Pride comes from looking only at ourselves

The young accept the extraordinary as normal because they do not compare their lives with those of others when everyone is like them.

Attention is a main asset in marketing.

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.

New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.

There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.

When I've sent young men and women into harm's way, I always understand that that is the last resort, not the first resort.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

While I disagree with our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, I have nothing but respect and admiration for the men and women deployed in these places.

She could no longer borrow from the future to ease her present grief.