The moth unwitting rushes on the fire, Through ignorance the fish devours the bait, We men know well the foes that lie in wait, Yet cannot shun the meshes of desire.

Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.

Neither rings, bright chains, nor bracelets, perfumes, flowers, nor well-trimmed hair, Grace a man like polished language, th' only jewel he should wear.

Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.

There is no medicine to cure a fool!

A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball [and rebounds]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay.

Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.

Three courses open lie to wealth, to give, enjoy, or lose, Who shrinketh from the former two, perforce the third doth choose.

Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.

Kindness can turn the bad man's heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies.

The pearl on my beloved's neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!

At that moment the ghost dance seems to Zinnia like the relationship of two people who never quite consummate the love they feel for each other.

All my contemporaries—hundred-and-fivers or convicts—will tell you how we livedin barely sentient fear, raisingchildren for the executioner, prison, or the torture chamber.

I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong.

Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable.

People trust I know what I'm doing. I have lots of credibility. I've had years of learning. I know and understand my business.

If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.

I'm a physical person. That's why I like action movies. I like to get real into it all, and get real down and dirty.

These are my daughters, I suppose. But where in the world did the children vanish?

The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.

I envy animals for two things - their ignorance of evil to come, and their ignorance of what is said about them.