Take the good with the evil, for ye all are pensioners of God, and none may choose or refuse the cup His wisdom mixeth.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.

Hope is like a beautiful flower. If we take great care of our hope, life could be a beautiful garden.

I am really thankful to the audiences that they have appreciated all my songs and I have managed to touch their soul.

Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

Not everybody thought they could be a dentist or an automobile mechanic but everybody knew they could be a writer.

In the nights sometimes now he'd wake in the back and freezing waste out of softly colored worlds of human love, the songs of birds, the sun.

From warriors ravens grew red And with their leader a host attacked.

To be in a situation where you have no rights whatsoever is something I wish everybody could experience. People's attitudes would change. It would be a better place.

To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein