Work was like a stick. It had two ends. When you worked for the knowing you gave them quality; when you worked for a fool you simply gave him eyewash.

Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.

Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig.

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige$$$ when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?

He is not only idle who does nothing$$$ but he is idle who might be better employed.

Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

Generally$$$ women can't do this$$$ but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves$$$ like removing a fake beard$$$ and skulk discreetly back into society$$$ changed men. Unrecognizable.

I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know.