Secrecy is the badge of fraud.

Secrecy is the badge of fraud.

Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. [Mathew].

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. [Mathew].

If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His read more

If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His daily rounds, he would see below millions of his fellow humans busily hurling themselves into the passions, sports, and action of those around him. But if our observer had the power and omniscience of the Lord, he would also feel and sense, pulsing through and vibrating from every one of us here below, a desperate and unending plea, "Notice me! I want to be known admired, and loved by the whole world!" And it is this, this glorious weakness, this dependence of ours on each other, that makes some of us usually heroes and fools at the same time.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions but in the fewness of my wants.

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.

The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony. Everything works in co-operation with something else.

The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony. Everything works in co-operation with something else.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.