The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.
I am willing to taste any drink once.
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
"While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction."