Every old poem is sacred.
Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character.
One night awaits all, and death’s path must be trodden once and for all.
They change their climate, not their soul, who rush across the sea.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion.
He who has made it a practice to lie and deceive his father, will be the most daring in deceiving others.
When you know better you do better.
Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us.
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
You. Not wanting me. Was the beginning of me wanting myself. Thank you.
God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.
The pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it.
Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P’s – pay, perks, power and prestige – rather than making profits for shareholders.
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.
Be humble. It becomes a creature, a depending and borrowed being, that lives not of itself, but breathes in another’s air with another’s breath, and is accountable for every moment of time and can call nothing its own, but is absolutely a tenant at will of the great Lord of heaven and earth.
The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.
Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar.
Try not. Do or do not… there is no try.
The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.
