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.

I let her gobecause I knew she could do betterand now she's goneI wonderif I should've just been better.

Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul.

I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.

When you're reading, you're not where you are; you're in the book. By the same token, I can write anywhere.

It is done to you as you believe.

Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.

My skin doesn't look as good when I'm not eating enough fruits and vegetables, so I try to eat plenty.

Russian talk of political evil is as natural as eating.

Atheism - Your Gain, No Pain!

We're not happy unless we feel like we're growing.