To dare to be aware of the facts of the universe in which we are existing calls for courage.

The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.

A good leader makes a good follower.

Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom.

Wealth is the sinews of affairs.

To be unable to bear an ill is itself a great ill.

Old age is the harbor of all ills.

The end of a dissolute life is a desperate death.

Of all evil things the least quantity is to be borne, but of learning and knowledge, the more a man hath, the better he can bear it.

We ought not to heap reproaches on old age, seeing that we all hope to reach it.

Misers take care of property as if it belonged to them, but derive no more benefit from it than if it belonged to others.

The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow.

Fair play is all well and good. But knowing how to kick 'em in the balls can get you out of a jam 9 times out of 10.

Non-fiction, and in particular the literary memoir, the stylised recollection of personal experience, is often as much about character and story and emotion as fiction is.

Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.

Partial knowledge is more triumphant than complete knowledge; it takes things to be simpler than they are, and so makes its theory more popular and convincing.

The average income in France is $1,000 a month, and you can't live decently on that.

The rose is born evil ... but it is pink.

Not all women like being beaten up. Only the normal ones.

Humility is an ornament which attracts Krishna's heart. Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.