Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise?

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.

If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.

Behind every "I don't expect anything from you", there are buried expectations.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

I love doing what I do.

I choose every role, in association with the other ones. I try not to do one thing, over and over and over again.

Chocolate doesn't solve everything, Nana." "It solves a whole heck of a lot, though.

Koons's work has always stood apart for its one-at-a-time perfection, epic theatricality, a corrupted, almost sick drive for purification, and an obsession with traditional artistic values.

I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.

If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.

Rupert Grint is exactly like his character Ron, in that they are both incredibly funny, friendly, and loyal.