Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.