To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
See now, how men lay blame upon us gods for what is after all nothing but their own folly.
Pine needle sorbet? Pine needle sorbet?! My kids do NOT eat sorbet. They eat sherbet, and they pronounce it sherbert, and they wish it was ice cream!
Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death
I want to be alone with my thought.
It is no bad thing to be a king-to see one's house enriched and one's authority enhanced.