The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's read more

You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is.

For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.

For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a read more

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to read more

Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.

A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too read more

A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to
justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really
attractive.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of read more

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. . -Lin Yutang.