The fewer desires, the more peace.

The fewer desires, the more peace.

Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship. A man may have authority over others, but he can never have their hearts but by giving his own.

How it shaped my perception is this: I have become so indelibly identified as a character in pop culture that it has forced me to go deeply within myself to get a very very rock solid sense, to myself, of who I am.

Our life must answer for our faith.

We all know that a sympathetic and intelligent listener not only flatters our vanity, but also frequently enables us to crystallize our own ideas to the best advantage. Why, then, do we so often refuse to perform this service?

Intemperance in talk makes dreadful havoc in the heart.