"It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent."

"There is no glory in otustripping donkeys."

"Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men."

"The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things."

"Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today."

"Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst."

"The Pythagorean ... having been brought up in the study of mathematics, thought that things are numbers ... and that the whole cosmos is a scale and a number."

"Don't spend $2 to dry clean a shirt. Instead, donate it to the Salvation Army. They'll clean it and put it on a hanger. The next morning buy it back for seventy- five cents."

"There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by unfolding of his powers."

"It's easy to stop making mistakes. Just stop having ideas."

"The reason of a resolution is more to be considered than the resolution itself."

"Trust in Allah, but tie your camel."