"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need... but not every man's greed."

"The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air."

"It's not what you want in this life, it's what you get that you have to do with."

"It's good to know there are people in the world much sicker then I am."

"Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams."

"One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers."

"Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world."

"Visible goodwill is the strongest negotiation strategy. Don't let somebody else determine your behavior."

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day."

"He who makes no secret of himself, enrages."

"Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event."

"Statistically the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you would think the mere possibility of existence would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise."