So perish all who do the like again.

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.

It does not matter when you begin and end the journey. What matters is your willpower to begin and ability to complete the sacred journey.

If it's so painful to love and absorb electricity, how much more painful it is to be a woman, to be the electricity, to inspire love.

To be free of fear is to be full of Love.

Bow and offer your meditation to Eternity, as you would offer a Flower to your lover.

To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct.

I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow.

All you can hold in your cold dead hand is what you have given away.

I hated my childhood. It was loathsome. My parents were deaf and dumb. Profoundly so. They could make noises when they were emotionally aroused, but they couldn't form it into speech.

Your job isn't to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.