Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ; His wife he cabined with him and his boy, And seemed that life laborious to enjoy.

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains; These first induce him the vile trash to try, Then lend his name, that other men may buy.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.

An infatuated man is not only foolish, but wild.

Void of all honor, avaricious, rash, The daring tribe compound their boasted trash Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill; All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill.

Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.

In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.

The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.

You too could strive, thrive, and become as great or even greater than the people that you admire.

I begged the universe to make me a famous comedian, and it did. So I tend not to ask for any more.

When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.

I love my country more than anything else.

I've had to find my sanity.

We absolutely believed in Heaven and Hell, Purgatory, and even Limbo. I mean, they were actually closer to us than Australia or Canada, that they were real places.

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.

Because of technological breakthroughs, the society will need fewer and fewer unskilled laborers.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day.