Heaven gave to woman the peculiar grace To spin, to weep, and cully human race.

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.

As if a great creature had grown old without being able to express its feelings. Not that it didn't know how to express them, but rather it didn't know what to express.

I can't assume responsibility for a man's infidelity, no more than I can take credit for his choice to remain faithful.

He is my unicorn, though... That's how I felt falling in love with him, as if I'd found a creature of myth.

If there is one thing above all others a successful man should know, it is when to stop.

I think the sensible thing would be to focus on one thing and be the best you can be at it. There is always that risk of spreading yourself too thin if you try to do too much.

To make the bloody thing talk the way I do when I'm on a verbal roll, in my idioms and rhythms.

I think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No.

I have no problems with buying tampons. I am a fairly modern man. But apparently they're not a "proper" present. "Happy birthday, mum!"

Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people.

Do not worry about your career. Concern yourself with your vocation, and that is to be lovers of Jesus.