The lot of man - to suffer and to die.

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.

...if you do not even understand what words say, how can you expect to pass judgementon what words conceal?

Humans are fascinated by emotional material. We are always intrigued by the news and tragic events that are covered in the TV, radio, and newspapers.

I know one thing: There are a billion Islamic people in the world today, and there will be about 2 billion by the time we're dead. They're not going to give up their religion.

Never joke with the press. Irony does not translate into newsprint.

When I was growing up, you sort of did the unthinkable. You did something that has never really been replicated.

Nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend.

I sometimes feel like I need to pinch myself. I feel extremely fortunate.

You must have love as the core; it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the relationship go.

The whole Turkish empire is nothing else but a crust cast by Heaven's great Housekeeper to His dogs.