And not a vanity is given in vain.

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.

Maybe that's why life is so precious. No rewind or fast forward...just patience and faith.

When we share intelligence, wealth, or love, we grow.

Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.

A man can bear a world's contempt when he has that within which says he's worthy. When he contemns himself, there burns the hell.

He who, to be happy, needs nothing but himself, is happy.

Public office is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Feeling essentially superior to other people is as sure a sign of poor self-esteem as feeling essentially inferior.

I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do.

I have to get my life back on track. Order as an antidote to chaos. Calm after the storm.

Men must be honest with themselves before they can be honest with others. A man who is not honest with himself presents a hopeless case.