Every man has just as much vanity as he wants understanding.

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.

The earth you subdue becomes your kingdom

Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Forth in thy name,O Lord, I go, My daily labour to pursue. Thee, only thee, resolved to know, In all I think or speak or do.

The mechanism of violence is what destroys women, controls women, diminishes women and keeps women in their so-called place.

I actually called a touchdown on national TV in the NFL while going to the bathroom.

One can think effectively only when one is willing to endure suspense and to undergo the trouble of searching.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

I cannot imagine a more satisfying calling than my own: beauty, humanity, and history every day, combined with the cathartic joy of singing.

School kids don't know the world is a million times bigger than school's version of it.

The thought you have now shapes your experience of the next moment. Practice shaping the moment.