The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in Western society.

Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have.

Because different cultures see a particular animal as representing a certain human virtue or vice, the use of animal imagery also allows for more colorful commentary on the human condition.

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.

Oh...why has time changed us?

Kiss till the cow comes home.

A good deal of classical music is, today, the opium of the good citizen.

You can respect a person without necessarily liking that individual.

Man was not breathed into the earth. Man came out of the earth.

Income is there to create quality of life, but you can share your car and get where you want to go, and you can travel the world by couch surfing.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships.

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.