A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others.

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.

Is there any life without any difficulty?

I do not know anything about ‘all the good guys are taken’ but I certainly know none of the beautiful girls are virgin.

There are no safe choices. Only other choices.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects.

Our supreme objective is peace. Our supreme objective is to protect India's interests. We keep making effort toward that objective and sometimes our efforts are successful.

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well.

Knowledge comes as it will. Life's lessons come at the most surprising times.

Scrutiny has never scared me because I have had detractors all my life.

What Time hath scanted men in hair, he hath given them in wit.