He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
Never eat more than you can lift.
Try to put your happiness before anyone else's, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.