Life is never what it seems - and that’s the great thing about it
Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him.
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
Imitators are but a servile kind of cattle.
O love, whose lordly hand Has bridled my desires, And raised my hunger and my thirst To dignity and pride, Let not the strong in me and the constant Eat the bread or drink the wine That tempt my weaker self. Let me rather starve, And let my heart parch with thirst, And let me die and perish, Ere I stretch my hand To a cup you did not fill, Or a bowl you did not bless.
America's the one country in the world where anybody who comes here does better than where they came from.
Of what help is anyone who can only be approached with the right words?