Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

The fellow who laughs last may laugh best, but he gets the reputation of being very slow-witted.

Words sing. They hurt. They teach. They sanctify. They were man's first, immeasurable feat of magic. They liberated us from ignorance and our barbarous past.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.

The love of money is the source of an enormous amount of good; the fact that the good is a by-product of the selfish pursuit of riches has nothing to do with its indisputable value.

You understand people better if you look at them-no matter how old or impressive or important they may be-as if they were children. For most men never mature; they simply grow taller.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.