The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.

No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.

The idle mind knows not what it wants.

The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi prodesse non quiret.]

He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another's lamp from his own lamp; it none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.

He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.

He who has two languages has two souls.

Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.

How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse differs not from self-communion?

A true friend is distinguished in the crisis of hazard and necessity; when the gallantry of his aid may show the worth of his soul and the loyalty of his heart.

A magician with decreasing practice sessions will give defective performances.

Something is reflecting our thoughts back to us in obvious and not so obvious ways.

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.

Time often serves to justify a deed which seems at first unjustifiable.

In fiction, beauty was run-of-the-mill.

But what can a man see of a library being one day in it?

Our conjectures pass upon us for truths; we will know what we do not know, and often, what we cannot know: so mortifying to our pride is the base suspicion of ignorance.

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity.

The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand.

It was always the power of love that pulled us through, and it was the power of laughter that kept us from falling apart.