Old men, for the most part, are like old chronicles that give you dull but true accounts of times past, and are worth knowing only on that score.

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.

THE LIGHT THAT NOW REFLECTS FROM WITHIN YOU RADIATES PURITY AND HOLINESS, WHICH CAUSES US TO BECOME A LIGHT TO THE WORLD.

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.

I never give up hope.

Talking about peoples lived experiences is a powerful way to mobilize them. We can create new rules.

I'm an amateur, so I read what's interesting to me.

I reached a point in my life where I didn't really like who I was.I was married to an amazing woman. I had children, and yet there was frustration.

One of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help.

God creates everything out of nothing. And everything which God is to use, he first reduces to nothing

A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions.

One man's antinomy is another man's falsidical paradox, give or take a couple of thousand years.