There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

The oppressor will always despise their victims.

You used, " he said, and then took a sharp breath, "to call me Augustus.

All you need for a movie is a gun and a cat.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

I don't need any more awards.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

A bag of dragons buys a man's silence for a while, but a well-placed quarrel buys it forever.

Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.

I've had a lot of tragic hairdos and outfits.

Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.