Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. 

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

Computers make me totally blank out.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people. 

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.