Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.

Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.

The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.

A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding...

Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.

O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

The earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens.

Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.

Hassan couldn't read a first-grade textbook but he'd read me plenty. That was a little unsettling but also sort of comfortable to have someone who always knew what you needed.

When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges.

There are so many myths out there about Marianne Faithfull, I had to, um, detach. But I can turn it on because Marianne Faithfull is really an attitude, you know.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

If there are too many cooks in the kitchen, the dish is not going to work out.

I always had good students.

Apartments are getting smaller on a whole. Houses are getting smaller. People don't need great big vacuums anymore.

Not indolence but congenial work is man's Divinely allotted portion.

Remember, Republican economic policies quadrupled the debt before I took office and doubled it after I left. We simply can't afford to double-down on trickle-down.