True genius repeats itself forever, and never repeats itself--one ever varied sense beams novelty and unity on all.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.

What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

You can depend on no man, on no friend, but him who can depend on himself.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.

Sensibility is the power of woman.

Each of us will be able to see God if we can ignite the spiritual light.

The only consistency in the way humans think about animals is inconsistency.

Life vicariously through yourself.

There are two kinds of persons which cannot be trusted in this world : the ones who do not greet you with a firm handshake and the ones who do not eat prawn heads.

At times it is so enjoyable to mire your neighbor into the filth you already got stuck in long ago!

When you make peace with yourself, the world will mirror back that same level of peace.

Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass.

It is much easier for a woman to meditate than it is for men, innately. Their subtle physical bodies pick up the kundalini much more quickly.

May was so great to work with, he even took me over to Japan for some dates. It blew me away when he let me play his guitar on stage with him.

I have always thought of poems as stepping stones in one's own sense of oneself.