Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.