The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole Can never be a mouse of any soul.

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.

To embrace an attitude of humility is to free myself from myself. And that is likely the great liberation of all.

The very acceptance of the limited means of the human condition makes for endless creativity.

Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation.

People's wardrobes in history are something that society and culture imposed. But sexuality is not about the way you dress.

When it comes down to it, I'm just a girl who wears those five-finger weird toe shoes.

I go where the story leads. And, sometimes, it is a little bit outrageous. And I relish that. I sort of want to be as much on the edge as I can.

You must trust yourself more than you trust anyone else with your money.

The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly and injustice by being damnably sentimental.

First of all you must understand that practising martial arts means studying a certain oriental philosophy of life, otherwise it's merely a vacuous sport devoid of any significance.

Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.