Midas, they say, possessed the art of old; Of turning whatsoe'er he touch'd to gold; This modern statesmen can reverse with ease - Touch them with gold, they'll turn to what you please.

Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.

The greatest men May ask a foolish question, now and then.

Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God give thee strength, O gentle trout, To pull the rascal in!

People may have too much of a good thing: Full as an egg of wisdom thus I sing.

It is money makes the mare to trot.

What rage for fame attends both great and small! Better be damned than mentioned not at all.

The turnpike road to people's hearts, I find, Lies through their mouths or I mistake mankind.

To wear long faces, just as if our Maker, The God of goodness, was an undertaker.

Some one has said of a fine and honorable old age, that it was the childhood of immortality.

No, let the monarch's bags and others hold The flattering, mighty, nay, al-mighty gold.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Russia has every reason to dispose of its nuclear arsenal... to suit its interests and international legal obligations.

It is well if the good man himself does not feel his devotions a little clouded, those foggy sensuous steams mingling with and polluting the pure altar surface.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

I didn't want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning.

I know that I'm breaking down barriers. And I know that in the end I'm doing a great thing.

There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and beautiful.

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.

If you were arrested for being kind to yourself..would there be enough evidence to convict you?

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.