“Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.”

Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

If it was woman who put man out of Paradise, it is still woman, and woman only, who can lead him back.

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.

Failure — The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.

We work to become, not to acquire.

If you want work well done, select a busy man – the other kind has no time.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

The worst thing about medicine is that one kind makes another necessary

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for.

Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.

Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.

On the earth at the same time kind of vibe.

It does not take long to tell where a man’s treasure is. In fifteen minutes’ conversation with most men, you can tell whether their treasures are on the earth or in Heaven.

Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.

The earth has grown a nervous system, and it’s us.

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.

Love falls to earth, rises from the ground, pools around the afflicted. Love pulls people back to their feet. Bodies and souls are fed. Bones and lives heal. New blades of grass grow from charred soil. The sun rises.