Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always read more

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.

In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more

In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Trust in the Lord with all you do and you will be prosperous.

Trust in the Lord with all you do and you will be prosperous.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?