I must have true love or nothing.

Genius does not only pertain to the brain, it belongs above all to the heart.

You are not only the solar spectrum with the seven luminous colours, but the sun himself, that illumines, warms, and revivifies! This is what you are, and I am the lowly woman that adores you.

What is delayed is not lost.

Love exalts as much as glory does.

I could dispense with life sooner than with your love.

When I am dead, I am certain that the imprint of my love will be found on my heart. It is impossible to worship as I do without leaving some visible trace behind when life is over.

The abuse of love, like the abuse of health, brings suffering and death in its train.

The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show.

What is the French word for rain? Le rain? La rain? Is the rain masculine or feminine? It’s such a bother that it must be masculine.

It is the greatest good to the greatest number which is the measure of right and wrong.

People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.

You realize that there's no point in doing anything if nobody's watching. You wonder, if there had been a low turnout at the crucifixion, would they have rescheduled?

If you get too well-known, you can never be a comedian's comedian, it just won't sit well. But I'm fine with that. I'm fine with that label.

So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.

So how do you do it, with just words and just music, capture the feeling that my Earth is somebody's ceiling?

Nor need we power or splendor, wide hall or lordly dome; The good, the true, the tender - these form the wealth of home.

The secret of life is getting today right. Everyone can get today right, and if you can do it once you can do it repeatedly.