Not to go back is somewhat to advance. And men must walk at least before they dance.

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.

You can survive any situation with strength of spirit and soul.

It was men, not God, who had done those things...

Mice: What is the best early training for a writer?Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.

If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding.

Morbid attention is when we focus only on the shortcomings that come with aging, which are inevitable, and think that everything that is wrong is a result of aging.

If we're unified, there's nothing we cannot do.

I have as much fun as anybody I know.

For years, I thought I simply didn't dream. I felt left out. Everybody else had a thing I didn't have.

We also believe candour benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads often in public eventually misleads himself in private.

But time has a way of demonstrating the most stubborn are the most intelligent.