Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid.

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.

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

Life is stronger than you are, even when you deny it, even when you neglect it, even when you refuse to admit it.

A choice is an act of god, malevolent or loving is your will, free until conflicting with others who share this power, a true collision of good and evil.

Isabel’s indelible absence is now an organ in our bodies whose sole function is a continuous secretion of sorrow.

Marry your offline and online systems. So when you meet someone in person, make sure to connect with them online, too!

The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.

One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

I have instinctually thought I could do things in my life, and I followed that up by sometimes putting everything I have at risk - my money, my house - to make a movie.

You are making an inopportune rejection of what Nature has given you today, if all your mind is set on what men will say of you tomorrow.

History is a pathetic junkyard of broken treaties.