History repeats itself in the large because human nature changes with geological leisureliness.

As long as there is poverty there will be gods.

A cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side.

If you wish to be loved, be modest; if you wish to be admired, be proud; if you wish both, combine external modesty with internal pride.

History reports that the men who can manage men manage the men who can manage only things, and the men who can manage money manage all.

Civilizations come and go; they conquer the earth and crumble into dust; but faith survives every desolation.

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.