No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

A hundred lifetimes wouldn't suffice to see all the beauty in one acre of land.

The worst feelings are the warm, anxious burning that portends your heart breaking followed by the wave of numbness that asphyxiates your soul.

The name given to that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when everything can change all at once is the Tipping Point.

If you have fun and keep a good attitude, people want to work with you.

The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

And the seriousness with which the other party takes my words always raises the doubt whether I have taken them seriously enough myself.

Our motto is to work for peace based on social justice. Our mandate is to improve the condition, health and safety of workers, and our mission is universal.

America rests on shared values rather than shared ethnicity.

It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict.

More than 10 million Americans are living with cancer, and they demonstrate the ever-increasing possibility of living beyond cancer.