Truly wealth, which men spend all their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the last.

The great wheel of Fate rolls on like a Juggernaut, and crushes us all in turn, some soon, some late

As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.

How can a world be good in which Money is the moving power, and Self-interest the guiding star?

Men and women, empires and cities, thrones, principalities, and powers, mountains, rivers, and unfathomed seas, worlds, spaces, and universes, all have their day, and all must go.

Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought.

Ah! If man would but see that hope is from within and not from without - that he himself must work out his own salvation.

There is no such things as magic, though there is such a thing as knowledge of the hidden ways of Nature.

Passion is like the lightning, it is beautiful, and it links the earth to heaven, but alas it blinds!

Truly time should be measured by events, and not by the lapse of hours.

A sharp spear needs no polish.

Whether I scare some people or not, I don't give a hoot. If you're not scared by now, nothing can scare you.

You ought to pray for strength to endure every circumstance.

Adequacy is sufficient.

Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love.

It's one thing to dream, but when the moment is right, you've got to be willing to leave what's familiar and go out to find your own sound.

Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.

Poetry has roots, and sometimes they are aerial. Sometimes they are buried.

I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.