Reasoning with a drunkard is like Going under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

Our popular music talks constantly about love, and yet divorce rates skyrocket.

Attitude is something that comes to your rescue when you're looking for help from external sources.

The more mistakes I make, the least I judge other people's mistakes

The process of attentive listening makes the other person feel important, valued, and heard. For Nick, listening was, and still is, love. I've never forgotten that precious moment—and the lesson!

Only criminals and adulterers should have to hide who they are.

I'll do anything usually if there's money involved and little work.

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

The dance goes on forever. So shall I. So shall we.

Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself.

The public still ultimately determines what happens to you politically, by virtue of the casting of their vote ... and you cannot ever predict what will move the public in one direction or another.