Count all th' advantage prosperous Vice attains, 'Tis but what Virtue flies from and disdains: And grant the bad what happiness they would, One they must want--which is, to pass for good.

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.

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

A complicated idea is a confused idea.

'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.

We're all forgotten sooner or later. But not films. That's all the memorial we should need or hope for.

In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?

Learning to be aware of feelings, how they arise and how to use them creatively so they guide us to happiness, is an essential lifetime skill.

Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.

I just try to tell a story with a song, and be able to try to transmit the emotion to you. That's all I'm really trying to do.

I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.

Italian politicians are stupid and expensive, that's why they should be fired, abolished, or better eliminated.