As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of its shell, so ripens in the tomb all the fame that is truly precious.

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.

What luck, for governments, that the people are stupid!

Every play I do, every book I write, every painting I paint, I will struggle with. I don't know what it's like for a project to come easy.

For me, true beauty really does begin within and when it comes to skincare that means Imedeen.

We are all naturally self-righteous. It is the family disease of all the children of Adam.

Only against death does man cry out in vain.

Had Hillary Clinton taken [Bill Clinton's advice], I think she could have mitigated her losses but I still think [Donald] Trump would have won.

The original idea [ of the Pineapple Express] came from Judd [Apatow] actually. He just kind of had the loose notion of like, 'What about a weed action movie?'.

Is not falling down. Failure Is desiring to live Where I have fallen.

There are so many misconceptions about me, and it gets frustrating no matter how thick skinned.

Military folk," Neal said with exaggerated patience, shaking his head. "The only way you know to solve problems is by beating them with a stick.