In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.

We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.

To judge a man's character by only one of its manifestations is like judging the sea by a jugful of its water.

Praises for our past triumphs are as feathers to a dead bird.

A man is most accurately judged by how he treats those who are not in a position either to retaliate or to reciprocate.

With the stones we cast at them, geniuses build new roads with them.

Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.

It is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.

Avarice is fear sheathed in gold.

Reason is the shepherd trying to corral life's vast flock of wild irrationalities.

When the mind is silent, you can listen to your heart and remember that everything is Love and that you are that Love.

To be ready does not mean it will be easy. It doesn't mean it will be smooth. It means that even when it's difficult, you have what it takes to survive.

Fear wins or Freedom wins, and I choose Freedom.

I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.

Most people are awestruck when they see Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, but then the queen comes in.

Chatterers are a menace.

As if fixing the little errors would made the big stuff manageable.

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

Perish each thought of human pride, let God alone be magnified.

If an opera cannot be played by an organ grinder, it's not going to achieve immortality.