Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.

France has usually been governed by prostitutes

Half of the results of a good intentions are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good.

Every person is a book, each year a chapter.

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others.