Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it the achievement of it must inevitably leave him a prey to boredom.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circumstance could change and you may need it.

It was true—but it was harsh. And it feels like maybe a harsh truth can be as hurtful as a lie.

The great glory of travel, to me, is not just what I see that's new to me in countries visited, but that in almost every one of them I change from an outsider looking in to an insider looking out.

If you don't love yourself it's tough to love anything about your life. Appreciating who you are is essential to your happiness.

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

It’s very difficult to feel contempt for others when you see yourself in the mirror.

I'm very picky and I'm very critical.

Say German cars are sort of very built and efficient. Italian cars are a bit flamboyant and quick. Mexican cars just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent.