When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.