A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.

"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."