The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes.

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.

I shall be but a shrimp of an author.

Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes.

Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.

Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!

Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it.

To each his suff'rings: all are men, / Condemn'd alike to groan, / The tender for another's pain; / Th' unfeeling for his own.

Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.

But space shrinks when you get old, and things lose their wonder, and the wisest thing to do then is to try your best to sleep.

It ain't the rain, the snow, the boss, the competition, the spouse, the money, the car, the job, or the kids - it's you! And it always has been.

You might as well take a chance on doing what you love.

I am terrible at memorizing things. Hence, ad-libbing.

What I put in the stock market, I dont have to touch in my lifetime. I want to live off my bonds. I want to be that safe.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

I'm not sentimental about war. I see nothing noble in widows.

A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog.

When you die it's the end of your life.

Your mission isn't a project to check off your list. It's a commitment to which to dedicate your life.