With too much quickness ever to be taught; With too much thinking to have common thought.

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.

Virtue creates reputation, but action brings success.

Whatever hand life has dealt you, seeing it positively will always make it a winning one!

When all you have is the darkness of hate, kindness is a beacon that burns bright.

Creativity has often been analogized as “Thinking outside of the box.

No one ever does the last thing on their list.

The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes a wrong one ... the more active and swift the latter is the further he will go astray.

Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.

there is moss on the walls and the stain of thought and failure and waiting

I'm an old-school guy. I don't try to be too flashy.

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.