Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

One relationship didn't work out, but that doesn't mean relationships never work out. One single experience isn't representative of all of them.

As long as there is (worldly) selfish interest, there is no unity. Unity is attained with the ultimate intent of the Self [the intent of attaining self-realization, liberation].

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

I don't only long for the thrill of being in the middle of a war, I must understand it; I must make other people understand.

Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it's really fun to do and Oprah's on it.

For death and life, in ceaseless strife, Beat wild on this world's shore, And all our calm is in that balm— Not lost but gone before.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

I have no name for what circles so perfectly.

Women and love are underpinnings. Examine them and you threaten the very structure of culture.