And soften'd sounds along the waters die: Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play.

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.

Politics is for the moment and equation is for eternity.

It might well appear to Sir Walter that there had been no quarrel. It was often the case that gentlemen did not observe the signs.

God has made a way of salvation for the lost. Not a way, but the way. And this is the good news - the gospel.

A mistake is a future benefit, the full value of which is yet to be realized.

Temptation is not a sin; it is a call to battle.

We owe it to our children to give them a dignified and hopeful future.

I can remember picking up weighty tomes on the history of science and the history of philosophy and reading those when I was small.

People love learning new things and you need to understand they want to learn it as easy as possible.

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

Homeopathy is one of the few medical specialties which carries no penalties -- only benefits.