Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.