We talk on principle but we act on interest.

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.

They are many wounded hearts here. Many! Some admit. Others - the stubborn ones, scribble poetry instead.

When the unknown becomes known, we lose something very big: The beauty of mystery!

More than loud acclaim, I loveBooks, silence, thought, my alcove.Pangur BánPoem by Anon Irish Monk, Translated by Seamus Heaney

My favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets.

Who's next! I got milk baby, who's next!

I'm happy with the way I look, but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.

People can vote for who ever they want. That doesn't mean I have to go near them.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

What did I do?" he said. "Cake! It's cake! Delicious cake!

I am an avid drinker with a serious bowling problem.