The bookful blockhead ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head.

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.

Love and gratitude offers courage.

In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.

I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment.

The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists.

...(O)ne thing that the world can count on is that we will not allow Israel to be crushed.

I've learnt so much from the people I've worked with, about how to listen to stuff as it's coming together and not force anything.

Nobody knows the trouble we've seen-but we keep trying to tell them.

Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story.

A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.

Nobody knows anything.