The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave.

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.

Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

The most important thing I have done is to combine something esoteric with a practical issue that affects many people.

Remember, if you don't have a goal you're not playing football, you're just kicking a ball around the park.

Don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream

Having enough money has to go hand in hand with living in a way that you're not being a slave to your possessions.

I don't usually get to play somebody who is, at least, nominally in charge. I'm usually playing somebody's lawyer or a doctor.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different

Humans can think inhuman thoughts.