In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit--- YOU choose.

The human mind is an organ for the discovery of truths rather than of falsehoods.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Love is as strong as death; its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire; like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love, rivers cannot wash it away

The lesser of two evils is still evil.

Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated.

most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated. No error in thinking about social facts is more serious than the failure to see their place and function.

Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart.

The opinions of others are their perceptions. Define your life!

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

I don’t think you’re going to start a riot, but until you prove you have more survival instincts than a seriously stressed out lemming, you’ll stay at the bar.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

And lips say “God be pitiful,” Who ne'er said “God be praised.”

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.

The only reason he can miss you is because he’s choosing, every day, not to be with you.

New Canada must be workable without Quebec, but it must be open and attractive enough to include a New Quebec.

Eating chocolates or popping pills won't reduce depression.Instead, one must read Gita. This will help relieve the stress and depression in life. It will help in dealing with challenges of life.