Parsimony is enough to make the master of the golden mines as poor as he that has nothing; for a man may be brought to a morsel of bread by parsimony as well as profusion.

The truly generous is the truly wise, and he who loves not others lives unblest!

Such is the power of imagination, that even a chimerical pleasure in expectation affects us more than a solid pleasure in possession.

Logic is the art of thinking well: the mind, like the body, requires to be trained before it can use its powers in the most advantageous way.

Luxury possibly may contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.

Were wisdom to be sold, she would give no price; every man is satisfied with the share he has from nature.

Men are guided less by conscience than by glory; and yet the shortest way to glory is to be guided by conscience.

To a zealot every one of his own sect is a saint, while the most upright of a different sect are to him children of perdition.

Ridicule, which chiefly arises from pride, a selfish passion, is but at best a gross pleasure, too rough an entertainment for those who are highly polished and refined.

No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.

The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more savage and cruel.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really.

Let's go, " I said."Go where?""On Lori's date with Parker."Now he looked at me over the nerdy spectacles he wore for reading."I wasn't aware it was a double date. And you're not my type.

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - only to lose it over themselves.

Dream not ... of having tasted all the grandeur and wildness of fancy till you have gone mad!

Reading and writing... are exciting. The most exciting things I can think of. And now, as I reflect... I have to say that I've been lucky in that I'm amused by what I do - sufficiently amused.

I always wanted to move to New York because of the Velvet Underground, because of the picture that they painted of New York City.

Help me to withstand your beauty as it stands out of reach. Give me the capacity to forget ever having felt your touch.

Before Israel dies, it must be humiliated and degraded. Allah willing, before they die, they will experience humiliation and degradation every day.

I hold firmly to my original views. After all I am a philosopher.