If men must beg to live, May the Creator also go wandering and perish.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

The biggest, toughest competition in the future will be the battle for your time and attention. Your one thing — your call to adventure — is your best tool in that battle.

I see enormous loves growing immense and finally crushing me.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

God doesn't; shoot crap with the universe.Your innermost thoughts are beliefs that unfold as your universe.

I mean, Manhattan is cool. But weird parts, I like that. Jamaica, Queens, that's great.

Mere fact has no chance of being formally perfect. It will get in the way, it will be all elbows.

Thou art god, I am god. All that groks is god.

Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.