Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.

Doing our best and doing it better everyday will help us lead our lives with peace of mind.

Members of Congress are like the voters in one respect -- they want to go with the winners.

How could you love something so destructive?" I ask."Because this wolf doesn't care if your heart is whole or not, " you say. "It tastes just the same.

All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.

I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.

It's counterproductive and self-destructive to bear grudges with people that are negative.

It's the sense of walking back into the Garden of Eden or something like that. Where suddenly everything is perfect and you see how you're connected to everything in the world.

Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder

A beautifully-designed coat that drapes magnificently on the female form.