The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them, and they make us despair in losing them.

Temperance adds zest to pleasure.

We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.

We like to know the weakness of eminent persons; it consoles us for our inferiority.

The first rule for speaking well is to think well.

Politeness costs little and yields much.

One of the duties of old-age, is the management of time. The less that remains to us, the more valuable we ought to consider it.

Would you be esteemed? Live with persons that are estimable.

Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence.

We can easily forgive want of means; but littleness, with means, is disgusting.

The most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them.

If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. -- Lazarus Long.

I have come to understand that life is best to be lived and not to be conceptualized. I am happy because I am growing daily and I am honestly not knowing where the limit lies.

Every role varies greatly, just as emotions vary greatly.

Don't be in a hurry to change during the season.

Social Networking should never replace face-to-face time.

There is no mortal truly wise and restless at once; wisdom is the repose of minds.

It's very difficult to marry into another civilization.

I knew what I was doing, but I never really considered the magnitude of how my images were transformative to people.

Saudi Arabia is one of India's most valued strategic partners.

When you don't have people in your life pushing you, can you push yourself?