The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.

Every talent God has hidden in you is not for your own consumption

...when I look at my arms, I don't think revolutionary. I think sad, and pain, but not revolutionary.

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.

If you have life, you have purpose. It can't be otherwise.

My furniture is an exercise in architecture or architectural mood.

The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation.

Though they have a Christ in their heads, they have no Christ in their hearts.

A lot of folks are so busy trying to get their groceries together that they don't have time to do research. I have time. Maybe that's the main difference.

I talk about myself. That's what I am. I'm a blogger. I have always decided that I was going to be an expert on one thing, and I am an expert on this person, and so I write about it.

He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.