A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach, And, if it can, at once both please and preach.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Every great accomplishments requires great grace and great enthusiasm.

Parting is all we know of Heaven, and all we need of Hell.

The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry?

In truth, a leader should either apologize, mean it and do something about it - or not apologize at all.

Nonrenewable resources should be exploited, but at a rate equal to the creation of renewable substitutes.

Where the mind goes, the man follows.

Dancing with Kate Beckinsale made me very excited.

The true objective of war is peace.

A lot of kids spent more time out of school than in, but I always loved school and thought it was my way out of Cleveland, and out of poverty.

I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.