"To love truly means recognizing that the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."

"Being is the great explainer."

"Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is greatly overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"It is a essential truth that wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you."