Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom.

The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.

To dare to be aware of the facts of the universe in which we are existing calls for courage.

A good leader makes a good follower.

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill.

Old age is the harbor of all ills.

The end of a dissolute life is a desperate death.

Of all evil things the least quantity is to be borne, but of learning and knowledge, the more a man hath, the better he can bear it.

We ought not to heap reproaches on old age, seeing that we all hope to reach it.

Misers take care of property as if it belonged to them, but derive no more benefit from it than if it belonged to others.

Choose joyful abundance in your heart and be unbounded, free, and relaxed. Be relentless with your choice and you’ll make your mark.

All the buildings of justice will remain idle on the day when all men have high conscience!

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

It's really boring to talk about what you ate and have 48,000 fans listen to you. It's awful.

Change is one of my favourite words.

To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.

I'm for tax reform, not tax increases.

I love performing so much! The joy is to have the opportunity to be able to perform all around the world.

[John] Calvin is often identified with his account of predestination. Yet that appears in the third book of his Institutes, not the first.

Man's freedom is relative and it cannot be held solely responsible for the imperfection of his nature.