Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.

The artist envies what the arties gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.

It will not always be summer: build barns.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

Life is a process of discovering your INNATE NATURE!

Distancing yourself from some painful event is probably the ignition for the process of forgiveness.

True brothers are never blood-related. But born of the spirit.

I took my vow to poetry; this is where I'm going to be. These are my people; this is my tribe. This is where I'm going to put my energy.

Emotional maturity is the ability to stick to a job and to struggle through until it is finished, to endure unpleasantness, discomfort and frustration.

it still astounds me, after forty years, that there is no good bread between Chicago and San Francisco.

I never got into debt because my parents had drummed into me at a young age: if you can't afford it, you can't have it.

God bless the universe, God bless Japanese, Chinese, Indians, all of them and let's have peace.

Each movie was a challenge for me, as a man, as an actor. After each movie, something changed in my life, in my character.

Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.