Principles do not mainly influence even the principled; we talk on principle, but we act on interest.

The spirit of Greece, passing through and ascending above the world, hath so animated universal nature, that the very rocks and woods, the very torrents and wilds burst forth with it.

No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.

We are no longer happy so soon as we wish to be happier.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.

Friendship is a vase, which, when it is flawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once; it can never be trusted after.

The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.

You are the proof of everything

Success is possible to anyone who sets his heart to it. Whatever we dream of can become reality if we put ourselves to work.

People are going so far as to kill themselves over the things that happen online.

This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.

Beckham is unusual. He was desperate to be a footballer. His mind was made up when he was nine or ten. Many kids think that it's beyond them. But you can't succeed without practising at any sport.

One can run away from women, turn them out, or give in to them. No fourth course.

Thank goodness we don't have only serious problems, but ridiculous ones as well.

And for a minute, maybe longer... everything that threatens us, threatens to save us.

I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.

I cannot stand superheroes. I do not understand any of its appeal. It has just bored me to death since I was a little kid.