Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole.

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.

And again Harry understood without having to think. It did not matter about bringing them back, for he was about to join them. He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.

There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.

Man does find in Nature deliverance from himself, oblivion of his past, with peace and purity!

You've taxed too much, borrowed too much and are a roadblock to reform.

During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together.

My New Year's style resolution is to buy and wear more clothing that is handmade by artisans or eco-friendly.

Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!

If you have found your truth within yourself there is nothing more in this whole existence to find.

An open mind is a prerequisite to an open heart.

He's the funniest, smartest person I know. It doesn't mean he doesn't bug me and I'm sure I bug him sometimes.