Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.

By the end of the Twentieth Century, taxation will be reduced to a minimum, the entire world will be open to trade, and there will be no need of a standing army.

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and receives and thus like mercy is twice blessed.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

It is not, how one thinks. Indeed, it is, how one executes that.

I think the most important part of this now is, let's say the American people, but the polls show that the majority now don't want a war, anywhere, not only against Syria.

The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'

A person has to show some spirit -- fate just about never shines on chickenshits.

The more one knows, the more one comprehends, the more one realizes that everything turns in a circle.

People don't realize that molecules themselves are somewhat hypothetical, and that their interactions are more so, and that the biological reactions are even more so.

To love by admitting our connection to everything is how we stay well.

Life's not about money. Look at achievements, accomplishments . It's about having fun. It's about enjoying life.

Gold has no increasing value. And if you're really worried about, say, inflation rising, I would buy Spam. You know, you can eat Spam. You cannot eat gold.