People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

Women may be whole oceans deeper than we are, but they are also a whole paradise better. She may have got us out of Eden, but as a compensation she makes the earth very pleasant.

A quart of doubt to an ounce of truth is the safest brew.

We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.

All forced virtue is degrading in it effect.

love comes to man through his senses - to woman through her imagination.

If the gods have no sense of humor they must weep a great deal.

It is easier for stars to shine in darkness

Explore your own innermost thoughts to create content that will evoke deeply relatable emotions and passion in others.

There is no present or future only the past happening over and over again now.

I used to drink tons of caffeine. Now I make smoothies with frozen berries and Green Vibrance health powder.

Economic growth which strips out the planet’s ecosystems is not sustainable

You can want success all you want, but to get it, you can’t falter. You can’t slip. You can’t sleep. One eye open, for real, and forever.

capital cannot be more beneficially employed, then in strengthening and aiding the productive powers of nature.

To become successful you must be a person of action. Merely to "know" is not sufficient. It is necessary both to know and do.

Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.

'Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord' means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.