Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life.

The will of man is his happiness.

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.

The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.

An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.

The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.

Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain.

There is more to life than just existing and having a pleasant time.

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

Fear of death is worse than dying.

When I was old enough, I was 21 years of age, I decided to come to America. I did it illegally so I jumped the border. I didn’t speak any English.

In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.

I'm into humanity. I don't believe in God, but I believe in human beings.

I think our failure in the production of good town churches of distinctive character must have struck you often, as it has me, when contrasted with our comparative success in country churches.

Everything is gratuitous, this garden, this city and myself. When you suddenly realize it, it makes you feel sick and everything begins to drift . . . that's nausea.

There are, of course, two kinds of suffering, that which has a reward and that which doesn't.

You can always do more than you think you can.

MY rule is never to be rude to anyone unless you mean it.

Europeans believe in democracy - or, at least, in republican government - but they have considered the alternatives, and continue to do so, and that scandalizes Americans.