Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

All of us are products of our childhood.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

It takes a long time to grow young.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.