A wise man will always be a Christian, because the perfection of wisdom is to know where lies tranquillity of mind and how to attain it, which Christianity teaches.

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.

I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable."Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often, " Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.

God’s master-plan is made up of our individual assignments whose collective objective is to impact mankind positively.

Nothing is sacred to a gamester.

Fashion can be bought by anybody; style takes discernment, it has to do with individuality.

I don't like to follow too many trends because trends tend to make women look like they are wearing uniforms.

To all those Bernie Sanders voters who have been left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms.

It is our freedom to progress that makes us all want to live and to go on.

Age is just a number, maturity is a choice.

I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die.

It's always beautiful to see people striving to grow.