Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'.

I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf.

Let no man value at a little price A virtuous woman's counsel; her winged spirit Is feathered often times with heavenly words, And, like her beauty, ravishing and pure.

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Light gains make heavy purses. 'Tis good to be merry and wise.

Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.

An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.

The best way to accomplish something is to just do it, and then find the courage afterward.

Love is Natures second sun.

Fair words never hurt the tongue.

Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.

Not how it is meant. Law is defined by its effect rather than its intention, and its chief affect his accusation, the intimation of less-than.

La vie est belle .....La vie est loca!Sometimes up...Other times downBig smiles....WaterfallsMake the best of it...As no one knows It's up to you how it goes

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son.

Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us.

It is essential for the good of criticism that both the critic and the public face the fact that a review is not the voice of God.

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

Time matters because we are finite, because time is the medium in which we live our lives.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Learning is a process whereby a human being, or group, or organization, or society comes to understand and embody nature's patterns.