The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

It is necessary to analyze all the restricting beliefs and complexes, which we acquired in childhood, from family, school and society

A family is a group of people who keep confusing you with someone you were as a kid.

Which is the right path for man to choose for himself? Whatever is harmonious for the one who does it, and harmonious for mankind.

Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.

Princeton is a sublime undergraduate university. It has a good architecture school.

The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.

I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.

Laws are inoperative in war

Alcohol postpones anxiety, then multiplies it.

If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing as all - it's a curse.