"Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these"

"When I was from Cupid's passions free, my Muse was mute and wrote no elegy."

"Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion."

"Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together."

"We can learn even from our enemies."

"Nothing is stronger than habit."

"The future is no place to place your better days."

"Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others."

"The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine."

"There is no vice so simple but assumes some mark of virtue on his outward parts."

"This nation will never go back to the false comforts of the world before 911. We are engaging the enemy as we must, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, so we will not have to face them here at home."

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."