We oftener say things because we can say them well, than because they are sound and reasonable.

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.

If something happens that causes you Pain, remind yourself that you can’t get the Rainbow without a little Rain.

You only need to move your body to the rhythm of the music.

She felt damned. As though she were marching to her death. She felt like had been sentenced. And yet she felt eerily free.

Timon: Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon!

I have made speeches urging women to adopt methods of rebellion such as have been adopted by men in every revolution.

Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.

It's what I do well - I write about things that make people uncomfortable. That's probably the only thing I do better than my peers.

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

South Africa is not a jellyfish and is in many respects a swordfish.

After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch.