A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. less than 1 minute read
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. less than 1 minute read
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities. less than 1 minute read
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. less than 1 minute read
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. less than 1 minute read
No architect troubled to design houses that suited people who were to live in them, because that would have meant building a whole range of different houses. It was far cheaper and, above all, timesaving to make them identical. less than 1 minute read
I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day. less than 1 minute read
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. less than 1 minute read
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. less than 1 minute read
