States like men have their growth their manhood their decrepitude their decay.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

When you can’t reach the standards of another’s heart you must ask yourself, "What value do I put on my soul that I would subject myself to such rejection?

If she was going to die, Marla didn't want to know about it.

464Joy is found in the breath of acceptance knowing that all is well in our world, if we surrender with grace.

I stole the very shiniest words and hoarded them all up until they made something worth having.

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides.

Find things that make you feel still, that make you feel good.

After all, a beautiful woman without a mind of her own leaves her lover with no resource after he had physically enjoyed her charms.

Next to a good meal and possibly a long night's sleep the greatest morale builder ... is clothes.

The most eminent virtue is doing simply what we have to do.

I voice my opinions on social media and I have people threatening me with violence. It is troubling but I can fight back, which is good.