The danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel.

Who often, but without success, have prayed for apt Alliteration's artful aid.

England a fortune-telling host, As num'rous as the stars, could boast; Matrons, who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea.

Genius is of no country.

Nature listening stood, whilst Shakespeare play'd And wonder'd at the work herself had made.

When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound she gives Sinks deep, and to remotest ages lives.

The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.

Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound, Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.

A joke's a very serious thing.

No tribute is laid on castles in the air.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.

We cry for ourselves, don't we? Not for the dead. The dead are past caring.

TV is bigger than any story it reports. It's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.

Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself.

Being friends with anyone for 30 years is no easy task - people change, they drift apart, they move on.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth

Our instinct as parents is to order our kids around — it's easier, and frankly, we're usually right. [But] reverse the waterfall as much as possible. Enlist the children in their own upbringing.

Two other personality traits could also make more likely [Donald] Trump's use of nuclear weapons: his impulsiveness and his lack of predictability.

There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

Honor is the only really good disguise for an occasional act of dishonor.