In men, we various ruling passions find; In women, two almost divide the kind Those, only fixed, they first or last obey, The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.

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.

A confident woman knows her worth and so doesn’t fret when her man is highly placed or is often found amidst other women in the course of his business or assignment.

Despite all the sadness, violence and misery, I still believe in universal peace, goodness, and beauty of humanity.

They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.

In a world where women are commodities, a woman who refuses to sell herself will have the thing she refuses to sell taken away from her by force

Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.

She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant.

I'm always revving the engine. In this industry, there are so many twists and turns. You never have it made.

If you go down in history, don't take it too seriously because time will come and there will even be no more history, just nothingness!

I got my eye on you boy, and when I get my eye on something, it's like search and destroy.

Ready to be humiliated, Wanda?" Wes taunted. "You may have taken the planet, but you're losing this game.