Oblivion is not to be hired: The greater part must be content to be as though they had not been, to be found in the Register of God, not in the record of man.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

When our dreams don’t come true, sometimes we can hand them down to our children and hope that they will come true for them. The joy can be immeasurable just the same.

What about the old standby of kicking a guy in the groin?" "Try to." Love to...

Whatever we know as children, this is the world, eaten whole and without question.

The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the last thing that comes to mind is the nationality of the artist. The great masters belong to the world.

Boxing is rough. Even if you win, you get hurt.

I was all of these women. I've been a young mom; I've been a divorcée; I've been a single mom. I've been the working mom versus the nonworking mom.

Turn on the prudent Ant, thy heedful eyes, Observe her labours, Sluggard, and be wise.

We divide ourselves up into spirit and human, but essentially we are all a part of the same world.