Envy wounds with false accusations, that is with detraction, a thing which scares virtue.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

Sometimes I feel like my whole life before she died was a dream.

Abel Muranda fought off furious red ants with mandibles that could cut through a miser's padlock.

I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.

Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution.

Whatever we get from the government or other people - even one rupee we get, we give it to the poor. Completely free service.

Life is about having a good time.

Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question.

It's ridiculous how difficult a question can be when the answer means so much.

Asking Europe to disarm is like asking a man in Chicago to give up his life insurance.