The noblest of the elements is water
He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen
If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.