There is no study that is not capable of delighting us, after a little application to it.

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.

In the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.

The greatest curse that can befall a free people, is civil war.

I always saw myself as more of a watcher, although I suppose my siblings might have a different viewpoint on it.

There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.

In the darkest place, shed the brightest light.

We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are.

Growth purely for its own sake is the philosophy of cancer.

You're the love of my life. I don't care how corny that sounds. You're the start of it, and the end of it. And you're the best of it.

I really don’t want a compilation of sounds. I just need them to be songs.