Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
The wheel is come full circle.
Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.
If you see a deal remarkable in me I see just as much remarkable in you.
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty.
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Life is the little that is left over from dying.
If music be the food of love, play on.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Clear and sweet is my soul, and clear and sweet is all that is not my soul
I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.
I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not.
Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his.
The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.
To me, every cubic inch of space is a miracle.