Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

The measure of a work of art is how much art it has in it, not how much ‘relevance’. Relevant to whom? Relevant to what? Nothing is more ephemeral than a hot topic.

In travel, as in many other experiences in life, once is usually enough.

Bombing, particularly from the perspective of the receiving end, is not 'communication.' Bombs result in death and destruction.

If I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.

Being rich and miserable has got to be better than poor and unhappy.

I wrote about people who liked fake fireplaces in their parlor, who thought a brass horse with a clock embedded in its flank was wonderful.

We are apart and alone, as we must, but at least we are alone together.

Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.

Wagers and pacts are made with angels - or with devils.

Managing innovation will increasingly become a challenge to management, and especially to top management, and a touchstone of its competence.