Anger kills both laughter and joy; What greater foe is there than anger?

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

We think because we have words, not the other way around. The more words we have, the better able we are to think conceptually.

. . . for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works.

Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.

Born in a stable, Cradled in a manger, In the world His hands have made, Born a stranger.

Here is a semi-transparent pebble I picked up on the way to my EKG. Probably worthless but it is my heart so take it.

If your motives are high and noble and your work is hard and you do a good job, then whatever the task is in your life, it will benefit you.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

Gluttony and sloth, as worldly goals, were quietly usurped by avarice and lust, which, together with poetry (yes, poetry), consumed all my free time.

I know my limit. I just keep passing out before I reach it.

Excessive attention to the minutiae of astrology is one of the superstitions which has hurt the Hindus very much.