Three courses open lie to wealth, to give, enjoy, or lose, Who shrinketh from the former two, perforce the third doth choose.

Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.

The moth unwitting rushes on the fire, Through ignorance the fish devours the bait, We men know well the foes that lie in wait, Yet cannot shun the meshes of desire.

Neither rings, bright chains, nor bracelets, perfumes, flowers, nor well-trimmed hair, Grace a man like polished language, th' only jewel he should wear.

Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.

There is no medicine to cure a fool!

A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball [and rebounds]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay.

Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.

Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.

Kindness can turn the bad man's heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies.

The pearl on my beloved's neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!

Even now, as a vampire, the fear of addiction ruled her world.Would she ever be free?

What do you think of Christmas?""I like it, " she said. "I think we should have it every year.

If you are really into waiting, try holding your breath for Jesus, 'cause I hear the payoff may be that much greater.

I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You're not just imagining things. It's tough. Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.

Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.

This metropolitan world, then, is a world where flesh and blood is less real than paper and ink and celluloid.

The beauty is that we can blur film and TV a little bit more.

When someone gives me three reasons instead of one, I'm inclined not to believe any of them.

I got some very good advice once. That was: You're not talking to a reporter, you're talking to the public. We didn't hide things. They are a little more guarded now.