The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other minds.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Angels can do no better.

Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.

I think the world of you...and you know what condition the world is in today.

I know two types of law because I know two types of men, those who are with us and those who are against us.

If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.

Birds are the first and the greatest performers.

The best artists transcend nationality and identity.

You better hope that I never see you walking down the street while I’m driving my car! (Tory)

It's going to be a lot of work, Gideon," Eva warned him. "I'm not afraid of work." He was touching me restlessly as if it were as necessary to him as breathing. "I'm only afraid of losing you.