The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.

Who often, but without success, have prayed for apt Alliteration's artful aid.

England a fortune-telling host, As num'rous as the stars, could boast; Matrons, who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea.

Genius is of no country.

Nature listening stood, whilst Shakespeare play'd And wonder'd at the work herself had made.

When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound she gives Sinks deep, and to remotest ages lives.

Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound, Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.

A joke's a very serious thing.

No tribute is laid on castles in the air.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.

With that malignant envy which turns pale, And sickens, even if a friend prevail.

There is madness in the heart of a man.

The only god thing in me, is you. If you die, there's no redemption for me. I'll become a full demon.

Isn't the human body a miracle

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

Children who remember their past lives offer the most compelling evidence yet for reincarnation.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.

Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.

A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.

The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity.

If it isn't your job to do it, perhaps it is your opportunity