The happier the moment the shorter.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

You build a thing of beauty, and then the peasants storm the castle, hooting and chanting and calling you a heretic.

Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living.

I think talking's important. I think aspirations are critical.

If I lend my support to a specific cause, it has to be something that I look over and that I have a complete understanding of and it's not just some extracurricular bullshit.

You are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you.

And should men name me dead, I beg ye, say "Nay, he but wearied here, and went away.

It is my necessary breath of life to understand and expression is the only justification of life that I can feel without prodding.

There is no disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta.