Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
Your personal nature seeks its paradise.
By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.
When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's when you know you're way too close to something that you don't want to be near.
Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!
Effective action is always unjust.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.
He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
Nothing is black or white.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
A good liar must have a good memory.
The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!
Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
Before I speak, I have something important to say.
A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.
