The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, He had not the method of making a fortune.

There are four types of people: Smart and lazy, Smart and full of energy, Stupid and lazy, Stupid and full of energy

Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.

Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head and lies.

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do in order to achieve what they want to achieve.

Above any Greek or Roman name.

But to the purpose--for we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives; And partly, seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our quality much want--

There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.

An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.

If a man owns land, the land owns him.

The artist should be a seeing-eye dog for a myopic civilization.

There is a garden in her face, Where roses and white lilies blow; A heavenly paradise is that place, Wherein all pleasant fruits do grow. There cherries grow that none may buy, Till cherry ripe themselves do cry.

What are our lame praises in comparison with His love? Nothing, and less than nothing; but love will stammer rather than be dumb.

That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.

Down comes rain drop, bubble follows; On the house-top one by one Flock the synagogue of swallows, Met to vote that autumn's gone.

The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they don't die, but men die when they retire. Women just polish the teacups.

Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the shell of a tortoise, to signify two great duties of a virtuous woman, which are to keep home and be silent.