It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters.

The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.

Windows 10 on both an old 2011 upgraded computer and a new 2016 computer was an excruciating experience

A good presentation = Conviction + Story + Message. Subject does not matter.

I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.

All the work I do is built on a foundation of loving-kindness. Love illuminates matters.

Never loan your car to anyone to whom you've given birth.

I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.

A certain inequality in regard to property still exists in a socialist society. But in a socialist society there is no unemployment, no exploitation, no oppression of nationalities.

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.

Love's creed is separate from all religions.

Against Bradley, every time I'm trying to dunk, dunk, dunk.