Behold the groves that shine with silver frost, their beauty withered, and their verdure lost!

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.

You know what the worst thing about adults is? ...They're not always adults. But that's what I like about them.

Woe to humanity, should only a single animal have a seat in the Last Judgement.

The close-up, according to D.W. Griffith, allows subtle changes of facial expression-the raising of an eyebrow or the flicker of a smile-to become part of the action.

Put the walls up. Get the better walls. There's no reason the army website should be hacked.

The truth is stranger than fiction . . . and often more incriminating.

For the most part, quantum theory has been of little practical value in my life.

Dammit, Jim. I'm a Guardian, not a doctor.

Money has yet to make anyone rich.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

It is to our advantage to have securities do nothing price-wise for months, or perhaps years, while we are buying them.