I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have read more

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst

Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.

We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.

We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges read more

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners