There is one way whereby we may secure our riches, and make sure friends to ourselves of them,--by laying them out in charity.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.

Was ever any wicked man free from the stings of a guilty conscience?

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.

Integrity gains strength by use.

Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.

Your greatness is directly proportional to how much time you are ready to invest into fulfilling your purpose.

Life is nothing short of a phenomenon. In every sense life is mysterious and unfathomable.

Losing something is difficult while gaining something is easier. So try to gain beauty and make your life prettier.

An excess of law inescapably weakens the rule of law.

Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

I guess it’s true what they say," observed Jace. "There are no straight men in the trenches." "That’s atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. "There are no atheists in the trenches.

The sort of morality which the priests inculcate is a very subtle policy, far finer than the politicians', and the world is very successfully ruled by them as the policemen.

First we have to understand what doubts and fears are, how anxiety and doubts and fears come about. They are a psychic disease.

What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example.

The very life which we enjoy is short. [Lat., Vita ipsa qua fruimur brevis est.]