Alexander Pope

To err is human, to forgive divine.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.

The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people.

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

I don’t care about anyone not liking me, you b**thes barely like yourselves.

I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am.

This is your life and the clock is ticking.

Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

I don’t know anybody so old he can’t do something useful. Just give them a chance and see.

Don’t go through life, GROW through life.

When you get emotional, slow your thoughts down, and listen attentively (write it down). That way, you’ll be able to hear what you are thinking. You do this becoming very still and very quiet, and recording your thoughts. These high-speed thoughts and internal reactions always precede your feelings and emotions. Trust me, you did tell yourself something if you now feel anger, mad, anxious, frustrated, sad or depressed. From now on, whenever you get upset, listen ever so carefully, to what you are telling yourself.

Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.

We are each a figment of our own imagination.