There was an ape in the days that were earlier, Centuries passed and his hair became curlier; Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist — Then he was a Man and a Positivist.

Hypochondriacs squander large sums of time in search of nostrums by which they vainly hope they may get more time to squander.

The true way to render age vigorous is to prolong the youth of the mind.

There are two classes of men; those who are content to yield to circumstances and who play whist; those who aim to control circumstances, and who play Chess

Life and the Universe show spontaneity;Down with ridiculous notions of Deity!Churches and creeds are lost in the mists;Truth must be sought with the Positivists.

O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight.

Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure.

Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home.

Language is a city, to the building of which every human being brought a stone.

For the facts that make up the world need the non-factual as a vantage point from which to be perceived.

Wave after wave of love flooded the stage and washed over me, the beginning of the one great durable romance of my life.

Integrity needs no rules.

Nor is it wiser to weep a true occasion lost, but trim our sails, and let old bygones be.

You tell me over and over and over again, my friend, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me

I think the culture can absorb so many people writing poetry and trying to earn their living in poetry.

You have to move beyond that vision of the way your life has always looked and begin to picture your life as you want it to look.