Rivalry and envy are Siamese twins.
Debt is a trap which man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into.
It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.
When I see a man of shallow understanding extravagantly clothed, I feel sorry - for the clothes.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.