We die, because we live.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

There's more to logic than identifying logical fallacies.

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

We only have one chance in this life, so don't waste it on trivial people and matters.

A breath of our inspiration / Is the life of each generation.

Duty is not beneficial because it is commanded, but is commanded because it is beneficial.

In choosing Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney made a fantastic choice and a bold statement to the American people.

If Iraq's weapons are weapons of mass destruction, surely ours are weapons of growth and nurturing.

I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers.

Though very poor, may still be very blest.

When you are on the dancefloor, there is nothing to do but dance.