Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti. Be steadfast as a tower that doth not bend its stately summit to the tempest's shock.

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

No beautiful aspect of humankind is foreign to person with a lucid soul.

What drew her into O’Riley’s like a bee to honey was the six-foot, broad-shouldered, dark eyes, dark smile of Finn O’Riley himself.

The novelist is more like a pregnant woman who delivers her own child unaided. A messy procedure, with lots of groaning.

A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement

Man is still responsible. ... His success lies not with the stars but with himself. He must carry on the fight of self-correction and discipline.

Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides.

When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.

The thing I have learned at IBM is that culture is everything.

Under ordinary circumstances, bad art naturally gets sorted out and disappears. That is how history works when it is left alone to do its job.

Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles.