Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life

Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.

The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.

As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.

The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.

An idle life always produces varied inclinations.

Not a stone but has its history.

There stands the shadow of a glorious name.

A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.

As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.

- Why is depression the blues and not the grays? - Because racer!-Jarod Kintz and Stefan D

This is the thing about fairy tales: You have to live through them, before you get to happily ever after. That ever after has to be earned, and not everyone makes it that far.

I want to be the next Walt Disney, only a little more wicked.

I'm right, and you're smart, and sooner or later you'll see I'm right.

I lose faith and I lose ground, but then I see you and remember unconditional love.

The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination.

Sometimes we were really surprised. There were major artists that would come by because they wanted to.

In other words, RBS had its origins in a failed speculation, a bail-out, and a financial crash so big it helped destroy Scotland's status as a separate nation.

Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God.