We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.

A man who examines the saddle and bridle and not the animal itself when he is out to buy a horse is a fool; similarly, only an absolute fool values a man according to his clothes, or according to his position, which after all is only something we wear like clothing.

There is this blessing, that while life has but one entrance, it has exits innumerable, and as I choose the house in which I live, the ship in which I will sail, so will I choose the time and manner of my death.

The wise man will always reflect concerning the quality not the quantity of life.

Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.

If you wish to be loved, love.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.