Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

There is bound to be a certain amount of trouble running any country. If you are president, the trouble happens to you. But if you are a tyrant you can arrange things so that most of the trouble happens to other people.

A little while with grief and laughter, And then the day will close; The shadows gather ... what comes after No man knows.

An optimist is the person who has never had any experience at all.

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

Vibrations are the key to everything. Atoms used to be, but atoms have quite gone out.

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.