Do not pluck the beard of a dead lion.

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.

Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what bad things happen to you

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

The beauty of this world is fading all too fast through the cruelty and thoughtlessness of men.

An adamant silence overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of an indefinable unknown, unconsciously desired.

I thank my mother (Ma, you're only second cause you got the dedication), who used to make me write essays whenever I got into trouble, explaining exactly what I'd done and why I'd done it.

Today we recognize that the emotion of disgust evolved as an unconscious defense against biological contamination.

Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

I grew up kind of rough, without very much. So, I just want to work as hard as I can so my kids won't have to go through what I did.

My approach to writing and recording now is pretty much the same as when I started. Except now I worry even less about what people will think of what I made. And I am not drunk.

If you try to live that which is past, that which IS will bypass you.

Only two can keep a secret if on of them is dead.

On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction.