Swans sing before they die— 't were no bad thing Should certain persons die before they sing.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

Why this candle?Why this cake?The day of my birth is not today.I was born when you said, 'Hey.

Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to not make the same mistake twice.

Although social media is a relatively new form of communication, it has become the primary way retailers and customers are interfacing.

Every day there is something new you are working on. It is a challenge every day and that is what makes this game so great.

Doing a picture with Willie Wyler is like getting the works at a Turkish bath. You damn near drown, but you come out smelling like a rose.

They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.

If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.

Each generation has a backlash against the generation before.

What we do not understand we do not possess.

That's one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race, memory.