The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals.

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times.

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows.

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

A great meal is an experience that nourishes more than your body.

I don't believe in a lot of baggage. It's such a nuisance. Life's too short to fuss with it. And it isn't really necessary

Marriage is not a sales deal and you don't have to close it as fast as you can.

Impermanence is the very essence of joy-the drop of bitterness that enables one to perceive the sweet.

All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought. To work effectively he must think clearly to act nobly he must think nobly.

The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation that away Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.

Shiva and Shakti are indistinguishable. They are one. They are the universe. Shiva isn't masculine. Shakti isn't feminine. At the core of their mutual penetration the supreme consciousness opens.

His blue eyes were seas where sorrow sailed.

I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them.

If you are not a psychiatrist, stay away from idiots. They are too stupid to pay a layman for his company.