They do most by Books, who could do much without them, and he that chiefly owes himself unto himself, is the substantial Man.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Acceptance makes an incredible fertile soil for the seeds of change.

When your friend becomes a king, treat him first as a king, then let him choose you as a friend. Acting otherwise is suicidal. Familiarity is evil.

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

Let us not rush into a vast expansion of government power in a misguided attempt to protect freedom. In doing so, we will inevitably erode the very freedom we seek to protect.

There is nothing more difficult to find than oneself.

If animals had reason, they would act just as ridiculous as we menfolks do.

When you strip all of this down it's just about a God in Heaven who loves you very much. And created in you a heart for Him...Your heart was fashioned by Jesus and for Jesus.

You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.

I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us.

While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head.