Number was the substance of all things.

A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.

Do not go to bed until you have gone over the day three times in your mind. What wrong did I do? What good did I accomplish? What did I forget to do?

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment

The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.

Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres.

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

Don't try to cover your mistakes with false words. Rather, correct your mistakes with examination.

Numbers have a way of taking a man by the hand and leading him down the path of reason.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Perspective was my secret weapon, and books gave me plenty of ammunition.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large - of man as well as woman - than the true proper position of woman.

I believe that when people say something is impossible, it's only impossible because a strategy has not been found yet.

In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Love is accepting people for who they are and what they are, regardless.

Beyoncé don't get a lot of leaks. She just has a very tight control. Most of the time, that's generally not the case, but I pretty much follow her direction.

This is our right [to vote]. I urge people to come out. This hasn't - you know, the courts of law have refused to take this up in a just way. This needs to be decided in the court of public opinion.

The author's tribute is heartfelt.

Beauty adds to goodness a relation to the cognitive faculty: so that "good" means that which simply pleases the appetite; while the "beautiful" is something pleasant to apprehend.