You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory

The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.

I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.

I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my mind.

You are a fantastic scheme of captivating ecstasy.

Respect all people as you do your people, and you would be a fine people.

The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Children know the truth: love is not an emotion, love is behavior.

A simple smile, a tender touch, speaks the true language of love.

You only live a short time... and you are dead a long time.

In fact, if we cut 50 percent of the liver out, it'll be back in two weeks.

If there are atheists, who is to be blamed if not the mercenary tyrants of souls who, in revolting us against their swindles, compel some feeble spirits to deny the God whom these monsters dishonour?

When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.