By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Stability is not immobility

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.