Truth sometimes corner unawares upon Caution, and sometimes speaks in public as unconsciously as in a dream.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

Pain is mostly mind over matter: if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Now they will rest before shouldering the endless work they were created to do down here in paradise.

My favorite record of all time is Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. It's made up of a bunch of songs that don't really sound the same, but they all go really well together.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

It is impossible for me to get involved in films that I don't like, so I just wait for a project that really tickles my fancy.

Things move very slowly in politics. We seem to fight the same wars over and over again.

My meditation is a method of being aware - of whatever you are doing, thinking, feeling.

I was alarmed at my doctor's report: He said I was sound as a dollar.

What an argument in favor of social connections is the observation that by communicating our grief we have less, and by communicating our pleasure we have more.