Children...will never go astray while they are in good company.

I know of nothing that is so degenerating and so dangerous as idleness, for the brain will seek out mischief.

A man cannot be comfortable spiritually who is in bondage financially.

When you labor for your brother you always get the chief reward yourself.

There is nothing more dangerous than idleness...In labor there is salvation; in labor there is safety.

Are you ever going to kiss me without swearing first?

Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent.

When I look in the glass I see that every line in my face means pessimism but in spite of my face - that is my experience - I remain an optimist.

Posing is a performing art.

Let anyone who has zeal for God come with me! Let us fight for our brothers! Let Heaven's will be done!

The downside of aging is a slower metabolism and achy joints.The upside is a knowledge of self that prevents one from behaving like a baboon.

May I ask your name, my lady? Or perhaps angels have no names, only beautiful faces.

Only when man is willing to change himself, there can be a true revolution.

You don't reach Serendib by plotting a course for it. You have to set out in good faith for elsewhere and lose your bearings... serendipitously.

I've said it in the past and I'll say it again today: the vote is precious; it's almost sacred.