Man is a Creature of a wilful Head, And hardly driven is, but eas'ly led.

The stars that have most glory have no rest.

Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew, Whose short refresh upon tender green, Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone, as it had never been.

Thus doth the ever-changing course of things Run a perpetual circle, ever turning; And that same day, that highest glory brings, Brings us unto the point of back-returning.

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born; Relive my languish, and restore the light.

The greatest works of admiration, And all the fair examples of renown. Out of distress and misery are grown.

Love is a sickness full of woes, all remedies refusing.

Pow'r above pow'rs! O heavenly eloquence! That with the strong rein of commanding words, Dost manage, guide, and master th' eminence Of men's affections, more than all their swords!

Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art.

When the truth emerges, it can’t be ignored. Nor will it wait.

Fortune's fool! How we humans lie upon beauty like lizards upon a sun-baked rock.

If pimps and thieves were invariably sentenced, all decent people would get to thinking they themselves were constantly innocent.

Drinking people are loud people. This is loston children, who make monkey bars of noise, climbing through and over its steel pipesuntil they king the metal smell of mountain.

I remember being awed by it - the uniqueness and nicety of style - and I suspect I was a bit jealous because we were more or less of the same generation.

The human brain represents the infinity opportunity our powers are endless if we understand, harness, and empower ourselves to look inside and educate ourselves on our potential.

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

Government doesn't have to be the enemy, but too much government has produced a new kind of inequality in America: opportunity inequality.

But a living is not a life.

Bob Hope was an entertainment colossus, shrewd and influential well beyond show business. Richard Zoglin's biography captures it all--the public and private Hope.