What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?

Let brisker youths their active nerves prepare Fit their light silken wings and skim the buxom air.

What is the worth of anything But for the happiness 'twill bring?

Knowledge is the most prized commodity in the entire universe, and it is infinite in its commodity.

If Cupid misses the heart, he touches the body fatally. (Si Cupidon rate le cœur, - Il touche mortellement le corps)

There is no quality of human nature so nearly royal as the ability to yield gracefully.

The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates.

Live in the moment, day by day, and don't stress about the future. People are so caught up in looking into the future, that they kind of lose what's in front of them.

I shall do everything it becomes me to do.

Although we should not love our friends for the good that they do us, it is a sign that they do not love us much if they do not do us good when they have the power to do so.

Both parties want it now. They want comprehensive immigration reform, and they want open borders.

As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue.

When men in relationships have more money, we say they have the power. When women in relationships have more money, we say they are being used.