Most women have no characters at all.

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.

My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.

What did one say to a stalker? Um, pardon me, Mr.Stalker, but could you, like, not?

You get in a smart crack, and everyone laughs and kikis because you've found a flaw and exaggerated it, then you've got a good read going.

Do you know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, airplane motors and train whistles.

When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.

It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely.

Art has such a transforming power. It can really take over your mind once you allow it to.

The ring at the end of my nose makes me look rather pretty.

A warrior who is prepared to fight must also be prepared to die.

Godliness is the child of truth, and it must be nursed by its own mother.