Business should be like religion and science: feel neither love nor hate.
Brevity is very good if we are understood - or if we are not.
A hen is only a means by which an egg produces another egg.
To lie is to acknowledge the superiority of the person you are lying to.
Scarcity is a clumsy attempt to get what is much easier to get through prosperity.
Logic and stability are an object of satisfaction to the gods and the lower animals.
It is better to love and be forsaken than never to have been forsaken.
The best liar is the one who can tell a minimum number of lies for the longest time.
The best orator is he who can say as little as possible with as many words as possible.
Any human creation, be it literature, music or painting, is always a self-portrait.
People are usually equally horrified when they hear doubts about the truth of Christianity, and when they see someone actually obeying the Christian commandments.
A fool can paint a picture, and only a smart person can sell it.
Our world is like Noah's Ark: a handful of people and a lot of cattle.
Our spontaneity is only a result of not knowing God's plan.
Our mistake often does not consist in something done, but in the regrets felt because of it...
I don't believe it, God! Help my unbelief!
There is only one thing without doubt: that there is nothing without doubt, therefore you can doubt that there is anything without doubt.
Injustice is what prevents me from living according to my own will.
Nothing should be taken seriously.
The public buys their opinions like they buy meat and milk: so it's cheaper than owning a cow. The problem is that this milk is mostly just water.
A step is not only from the sublime to the ridiculous, but also from the ridiculous to the sublime.
He was born stupid and successfully developed his innate abilities.
A special art is knowing what to ignore. The longer a conversation lasts, the more such art is needed.
Frankly speaking, I don't see the point of exalting the lowly and meek. When they are praised, they are no longer humble and meek.
Changes represent constancy in changing circumstances.
Peter remained on good terms with God, even though God healed his mother-in-law.
As long as there is disease, there will be not only fear but also hope.
It's amazing how many ignorant people there are in the world. And the rest are fools who think they know everything.
Vaccination is a medical sacrament - a kind of baptism.
Nature is like a magician: it must be watched all the time.