"The man who confers a favour would..." - Quote by Aristotle

“Happiness is self-connectedness.”

“Every great genius has an admixture of madness.”

“Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.”

“The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.”

“To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.”

“If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up--lift her up. I would ask you, mother and father, brother and sister, lovers, mother and daughter, father and son, lift someone. The very idea of lifting someone up will lift you, as well.”

“My husband asked for the separation and I supported it. We had struggled to keep it going, but obviously we'd both run out of steam.”

“Almost all people descend to meet. All association must be a compromise, and, what is worst, the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures disappears as they approach each other.”

“Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all true relationship.”