I am satisfied to trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me.

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.

An atheist is a disappointed true believer he is an angry and hungry soul who has failed to find a real god to whom he can anchor his hope

Spanking a child is about the parent not the child. The child will learn more from positive correction than physical manipulation.

We meet like sovereign princes of independent states, abroad, on neutral ground, freed from our contexts

Writing is my oxygen. Music is my carbon dioxide.

The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles.

One way to reduce crime and save lives is to target criminals who use guns with tough mandatory minimums.

I am a Yugoslav nationalist, aiming for the unification of all Yugoslavs, and I do not care what form of state, but it must be free from Austria.

A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll on a dead fish.

I'm a human. When I got hit in front of people of course I was angry so that's why my expression was like that.

The only thing a man can take beyond this lifetime is his ethics.