Let opening roses knotted oaks adorn, And liquid amber drop from every thorn.

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.

Beautiful places are almost alive! When you visit them, you can feel their breaths!

I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin' after you.

...yes, I am your priest, your magician, your lover - I make charms to incant your presence...

God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.

Contentment is knowing you're right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong.

Being fully in the present, you experience the timeless. In the timeless, you find your true self.

Don't be ashamed of the creative urges which drive you. And certainly don't be ashamed of your ego. Hubris is only hubris when it fails. When Hubris pays off, we call these people geniuses.

I was so wrinkled I could screw my hats on.

In fact, the whole thing about prohibition is this: it isn't the initial cost, it's the humidity.

You just don't understand humility until you have children and get divorced.