It wasn't that he was specially ungenerous but that he put things off to give his generosity a longer and more significant route.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Never write a book and let it sit on a shelf

Keep your focus on the things you can actually control. Choosing to center on anything else will either stop you in your tracks or significantly slow you down.

It's love when someone can touch you without using their hands.

Go to church once a week and nobody pays attention. Worship God seven days a week and you become strange!

One of the joys of travel is visiting new towns and meeting new people.

The belly comes before the soul.

La ve rite existe; on n'invente que le mensonge. Truth exists; only lies are invented.

To understand a new idea, break an old habit.

Until you take ownership for your life, you will always be chasing happiness.

Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers.