The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.

Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.

Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not break my heart

The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.

The most fitting occupation for a civilized man is to do nothing.

Modesty was made for the ugly.

Books follow morals, and not morals books.

Messy love is better than none.I guess. I'm no authorityon sane living.

That most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man".

And Rumi tells us, ‘Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue’.

Everyone is in awe of the lion tamer in a cage with half a dozen lions - everyone but a school bus driver.

People love to talk but hate to listen.

A lot of the clothes out are very adult-driven and it would be cool if they were a little bit more fun and trendy. Clothes should be fun.

You who hate the Jews so, why did you adopt their religion?

We have to figure out how to deal with Iran as the principal state sponsor of terrorism in the world.

We have to surrender ourselves completely to the Lord with faith and devotion in Him, serve others to the best of our capacity, and never be a source of sorrow to anybody.

The enemies of a people are those who keep them in ignorance.