Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

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

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.