The good must merit God's peculiar care; But who but God can tell us who they are?

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 choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

Ricorda, se hai bisogno di una mano la troverai alla fine del tuo braccio. Remember, if you need a hand you'll find it at the end of your arm.

There is nothing special about your suffering.

I develop my work in a time that, from my point of view, is much more #‎ romantic than the present day

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writers in the world.

Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration comes from that essence.

Obviously with every new album we make, we always have to believe in it and feel we've gone in the right direction.

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing.

A bureaucrat is one who has the power to say "no" but none to say "yes."