Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

What could you achieve if you took the energy you spend on things you cannot change and invested it in things you can.

Onions can make even Heirs and Widows weep.

It is the pleasure of astonishing others, and the proud satisfaction of never being astonished by them.

Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level.

Eclecticism. Every truth is so true that any truth must be false.

A right without an attendant responsibility is as unreal as a sheet of paper which has only one side.

All the records of your past lives are contained within your own mind, just as the records of your ancestors are contained within your DNA.

I really like the complexity of jazz, the emotional depth; I feel like there's no other music that's really as satisfying as jazz.

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons labouring under ill-health.