Th aspirer, once attaind unto the top, Cuts off those means by which himself got up.

The stars that have most glory have no rest.

Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew, Whose short refresh upon tender green, Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone, as it had never been.

Thus doth the ever-changing course of things Run a perpetual circle, ever turning; And that same day, that highest glory brings, Brings us unto the point of back-returning.

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born; Relive my languish, and restore the light.

The greatest works of admiration, And all the fair examples of renown. Out of distress and misery are grown.

Love is a sickness full of woes, all remedies refusing.

Pow'r above pow'rs! O heavenly eloquence! That with the strong rein of commanding words, Dost manage, guide, and master th' eminence Of men's affections, more than all their swords!

Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art.

Writing out a goal allows us to see it in words. It creates a statement that does not change

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

Stuff happens when you are a kid, it scars you inside for life.

Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].

Men have said that the cross of Christ was not a heroic thing, but I want to tell you that the cross of Jesus Christ has put more heroism in the souls of men than any other event in human history.

Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.

There is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.

I'm not sure I have a natural gift. I think it's just that some people have an easier time expressing their emotions, maybe because of the way they've been raised, and I've always been expressive.

A growing body of clinical observation has pointed to the conclusion that the family therapy must be oriented to the family as a whole.

I am a plodder, I make an appointment with my computer everyday and I have no idea where I am going.