“A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.”

Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.

Who is it that loves me and will love me forever with an affection which no chance, no misery, no crime of mine can do away? It is you, my mother.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

Teach a parrot the terms ‘supply and demand’ and you’ve got an economist.

Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.

A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

The past is always attractive because it is drained of fear.

There is precious instruction to be got by finding we were wrong.

Your priorities, passions, goals, and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money.

Grant me the grace to dissolve my negative thoughts about myself today. I breathe the grace of kindness into my heart. And may the grace of healing flow abundantly to every one in need of help.

Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. Poor people use debt to buy things that make rich people richer.

The positive and negative poles of a battery create an electrical flow. The masculine and feminine poles between people create a flow of sexual energy in motion.

Sometimes in life there’s no problem and sometimes in there is no solution. In this space – between these apparent poles – life flows.

You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.

It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor, all you’re doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future cash flow.

In the process of knowing myself I have come to learn the flow of life.