Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. 

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

Forget not that the grossest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong. Remember the eternal law: You must give, if you want to get.

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.  

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Promises that are not fulfilled amount to deceit.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

Landslides, cloudbursts, and what not—the hill folks have to contend with more than their share of woes.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. 

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.