“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.”

“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”

“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure d...”