The female of all species are most dangerous when they appear to retreat.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

A certain alloy of expediency improves the gold of morality and makes it wear all the longer.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.

As the skull of the man grows broader, so do his creeds. And his gods they are shaped in his image and mirror his needs. And he clothes them with thunders and beauty, He clothes them with music and fire, Seeing not, as he bows by their altars, That he worships his own desire.

My heart hath followed all my days Something I cannot name.