"It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent."

"There is no glory in otustripping donkeys."

"Virtue extends our days: he live two lives who relives his past with pleasure."

"Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men."

"The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things."

"Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today."

"I never write Metropolis for seven cents because I can get the same price for city. I never write policeman because I can get the same money for cop."

"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love, one another."

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle."

"I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge."

"A whole is that which has beginning, middle and end."

"Maybe the greatest challenge now is to find a way to keep independence while also committing ourselves to the ties that bind people, families, and ultimately societies together."