The poet's labors are a work of joy, and require peace of mind.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

And whenever you look at somebody as an enemy, you never look deep, you never look into the eye, you avoid. Don't be a fighter, be a lover.

Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another. Yet every day we see a lack of modesty and taste, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes others feel.

Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.

I think we deserve a happily-ever-after." "If anyone ever did, it's us.

Sometimes I feel like a complete kid when I'm running around with my friends being stupid for a week, and then sometimes I just want to sit in my house and sip tea and watch old movies like I'm 60.

He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.

He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It's simply a question of taste.

He that serves God for Money, will serve the Devil for better Wages.

The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Those who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an unruffled temper.