Poetry is something to make us wiser and better, by continually revealing those types of beauty and truth, which God has set in all men's souls.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Happiness is heaven in human heart.

Unless today is well lived, tomorrow is not important.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

Whiskey and beer are all right in their place, but their place is in hell.

Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you-- And if that makes you happy, kid, You'll be the first it ever did.

Look at where I landed, you would think I planned it. I'm just doin me and you can never understand it.

America's making a long-term commitment to help the people of Lebanon because we believe every person deserves to live in a free, open society that respects the rights of all.

Women who work at home rearing children and attending to various household tasks are expected to provide something that is absolutely essential yet costs nothing, like the air we breathe.

No one ever became great by imitation.

See my eyes - are they safe? Are they even sane?