There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.
He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.
A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.