O lady! we receive but what we give And in our life alone does Nature live.

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.

That nagging state of constant thought that exists somewhere between the ears and behind the eyes is the self.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

Brief and powerless is man's life; on him and all his race the slow, sure doom falls pitiless and dark.

No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength

I don't want no lies, I don't watch TV. I don't waste my time, won't read a magazine.

How to get a seat at the table: 1. Be excellent. 2. Say a prayer. 3. Be available 4. Be you

If you're in a relationship and you want to make it work, you have to be a little selfless at times.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

I put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all.

It's not just about hope and ideas. It's about action.