Destiny: an excuse for inaction.
Give a man some free time, or extra money & watch. If he uses it constructively give some more. If unproductively, tax it.
If the soothsayers of the yore were prophets because they prophesied correctly, then what are today’s astronomers and other scientists?
Tall mountains are relatively noiseless.
Success: The fruitful confluence of favourable circumstances.
Every sacrifice is basically intelligent selfishness.
When feeling miserable at being wronged, switch on your TV and see the crass injustice and brutality all around. Nature doesn’t give a damn for your feelings, nor did it conspire to hurt you!
Sorrow is essential to nature, joy is a slow by-Product.
Experts are men who make simple things complicated. Masters do the reverse.
Fundamentalist: The only true believer in his creed – after the fanatic.