He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.
People fail forward to success.
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.