Tell no man anything, for no man listens Yet hold thy lips ready to speak.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
I was up day and night with Lincoln for years. I couldn't have picked a better companion.
Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
There are some people who can receive a truth by no other way than to have their understanding shocked and insulted.
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.