Where London's column, pointing at the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts the head, and lies.

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.

It is such a terrifying thing to see a man cry.

Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.

I know that mirrors give us a false sense of confidence.” I continued. “The reflection that we see everyday has nothing to do with how others see us. The glass lies.

The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming.

Review your work. You will find, if you are honest, that 90% of the trouble is traceable to loafing.

It is the same with anything - you have to learn through your own experience, paying your own way. You can't learn it from a book.

It is a trite but true definition that examples work more forcibly on the mind than precepts.

My paintings repeat a feeling about Lake Michigan, or water, or fields...it's more like a poem...and that's what I want to paint.

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.

The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.