I feel as if one would only discover on one's death bed what one ought to have lived for

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

You haven't learned anything, until you've read a good book.

Its very difficult to happy everyone.

Greatness comes by surrounding yourself with great people.

Smile and smile often. Smile regularly. Smile when you don't feel like it and you will feel like it when you smile.

I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation.

When I was four years old, I remember looking in the mirror and running my fingers over my stomach and thinking I was fat.

I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over

God wants His people well, but it is up to us to make the decision to walk in health.

Stop using the word 'Negro.' The word is a misnomer from every point of view. It does not represent a country or anything else ... I am an African-American.

Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle--once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun.