Oft from new truths, and new phrase, new doubts grow, As strange attire aliens the men we know.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

Rules of taste enforce structures of power.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

Silences have a climax when you have got to speak.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Creation's highest aim and most sublime result is belief in God. The most exalted rank of humanity is knowledge of God.

Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.

I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.

The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

You realize as a director that when you are cutting a film, you want to have alternatives. You need color and choices. You don't want four takes that are identical.

I don't like to sit back and gloat, because the world is fragile. Life is fragile, so I never really gloat.