The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life

Poverty, the mother of manhood. Also, the mother of prostitution.

The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.

As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.

The prosperous man does not know whether he is loved.

An idle life always produces varied inclinations.

Not a stone but has its history.

There stands the shadow of a glorious name.

A crime which is the crime of many none avenge.

As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.

When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose your self-worth in the process.

The innocent must not suffer.

The worst time is always the present.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

Of course I was a dork, but that's OK. Because all the coolest people I know were dorks.

Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place.

I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from loud, psychedelic stuff to quiet finger-picking.

Heroes are a mischievous race.

True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.