The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

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.

love being such, or such, the normal corners of your heartwill never guess how muchmy wonderful jealousy is dark

In life, sadness is inevitable. So, we must at least try to enjoy it.

There is no human nature, since there is no god to conceive it.

We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.

Be willing to launch in faith, with no guarantees of success. This is the mark of personal greatness

Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.

Your eyes will adjust to the level of deficiency

Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.

Drug use makes you snappy, and you get very bad-tempered and have terrible hangovers.

O wretched state! o bosom black as death!