The man whose silent daysIn harmless joys are spent,Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towersNor armour for defence,Nor secret vaults to flyFrom thunder's violence.

There is a garden in her eyes, where roses and white lilies flow.

From heav'nly thoughts all true delight doth spring.

Time's fatal wings do ever forward fly; To every day we live, a day we die.

Let now the chimneys blaze And cups o’erflow with wine... The summer hath his joys, And winter his delights; Though love and all his pleasures are but toys, They shorten tedious nights.

Let now the chimneys blaze And cups o'erflow with wine; Let well-tuned words amaze With harmony divine.

Never love unless you can bear with all the faults of man!

A prudent pharmacist often vends something for your complaint. But wine merchant you do this invariably.

Secret fates Guide our states Both in mirth and mourning.

Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore.

Thou shalt prove That beauty is no beauty without love.

Knowledge perpetuates luck and luck perpetuates knowledge

Love is a monster.

Buddhas also have to be swept away, because the door can become a hindrance if you cling to it.

A good margarita, a good red wine, I like expensive alcohol, but not a lot of it. I don't like to throw up.

You have to remain cool under fire and let criticism roll off you. Good leaders handle conflict easily and bad ones are eaten up by it.

Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, maybe once.

As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.

It's so important to encourage the use of sun cream, tan in a bottle and the disuse of sun beds which are known world-wide as causes of skin cancer.

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.

We can teach only if we are willing to learn.