“How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!” — Petrarch Quote

“How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!”

“Books have led some to learning and others to madness.”

“There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.”

“It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.”

“To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.”

“Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.”

“A visual always brings a first impression. But if there's going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?”

“You hear about quality time a lot but I really think that quantity time with a person is really what strengthens a relationship. That's when you really get to know somebody. You get to know their strengths and their weaknesses and that brings you closer. That's what 'Time Is Love' is all about.”

“Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.”

“Yeah, I like going away for camp. It brings out the savagery.”

“Jesus himself talked about prayer and meditation. Anything that brings you closer to the Lord, what's wrong with that?”

“The casting of 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a dream. Anil Kapoor, as the sleazy TV host, diamonds winking in his earlobes, has never been better; the quietly understated Irrfan Khan turns in another bravura performance as the police inspector whose questioning brings out Jamal's story.”