Those who have wisdom have all: Fools with all have nothing.

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

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

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.

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal.

Care for him who shall have borne the battle

There is nothing as dull as an intellectual ally after a certain age.

Work, look for peace and calm in work: You will find it nowhere else. Pleasures flit by -- they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others.

Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me.

San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate

It's not unlikely that God would lie that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.

The minute you realize that your options are unlimited, things just start falling into place all around you.

I connect with an aura, with energy. And if the person with whom I connect happens to be a female, that's just the way it is.