Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal read more

. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes -- the values, ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.

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."

The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater read more

The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands.