To men pressed by their wants all change is ever welcome.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

Some dream it, some do it, some do both.

If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.

Eventually we'll be able to sequence the human genome and replicate how nature did intelligence in a carbon-based system.

To love is to destroy, to destroy is to love. -Jace Herondale

It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.

A shadow of a reflection of an image of an illusion.

It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse.

Genius, like a thunderstorm, comes up against the wind.