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.

The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offense.

Not everyone's life will be a great love story.

Life, Stormy says, is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what.

He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.

Better be a desperate single with many options than a desperate married with no option.

we learn the process of emptying out, cleaning house, both within and without.

So that is what hell is. I would never have believed it. You remember: the fire and brimstone, the torture. Ah! the farce. There is no need for torture: Hell is other people.

Maybe 90 percent of the time it looks like I'm not having a good time.

My focus is always on the conditions that create social problems, not just a particular person.

People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.