Man ought always to have something that he prefers to life; otherwise life itself will seem to him tiresome and void.

Woman is superlative; the best leader in life, the best guide in happy days, the best consoler in sorrow.

All one can do for one's character in times like these, is to prove that one does not belong to these times.

Nothing is more common on earth than to deceive and be deceived.

Tear man out of his outward circumstances; and what he then is; that only is he.

Idleness is the stupidity of the body, and stupidity is the idleness of the mind.

People should always have something which they prefer to life.

Music is the key to the female heart.

Egoism does not have eyes of its own. Some days, it sees through the eyes of the intellect (buddhi). However, what will happen if you befriend a blind man?

Feeling happy or hurt by every little thing is a choice that makes life beautiful or ugly.

One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.

All things are bound together. All things connect.

Every athletic career, no matter how modest or lofty, is a journey.

There is a growing consensus that the European systems have worked better than the American: They have been able to deliver better health care to more people at lower cost.

Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.

Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober, just?

Enjoy mystery and speculation, but don't drift into dogma.