The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

Grief is itself a medicine.

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Bitterness is the cancer of bones.

The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

I am always trying to do something new and different. The first step is curiosity, questions. You pay attention to what fascinates you. If you can't shake it, there is something there.

Ain't nothing quite as beautiful as music.

was it possible that i was, in the modern term, in denial?

Content is built on communication. You can't learn anything if you haven't learned how to understand language, or to read.

John the Baptist never performed any miracles. Yet, he was greater than any of the Old Testament prophets.

There can be no censorship better than one's own conscience.

If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.

I love creating images, of course, because I'm an artist.