The race by vigour, not by vaunts, is won.

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 problem was never my mind

Who begins too much accomplishes little.

It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.

If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function properly.

People sometimes, they just stop because they see this scope movie. They say "oh, this is a real movie, this is not a TV movie."

My mother was a great bringer-up of children. My memories are of a sense of security and comfort.

The ongoing migration of persons to the United States in violation of our laws is a serious national problem detrimental to the interests of the United States.

Every age has its temptations, its weaknesses, its dangers. Ours is in the line of the snobbish and the sordid.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

I wouldn't say that I was an actress. I tried to be an actress. I really didn't have the gift.