"We make ourselves a ladder out of..." - Quote by Saint Augustine

“Between urine and filth we are born.”

“The diversity of language alienates man from man”

“I learned most, not from those who taught me but from those who talked with me.”

“I have forgiven myself; I'll make a change. Once that forgiveness has taken place you can console yourself with the knowledge that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure. Less pressure is crystal, less than that is coal, less than that is fossilized leaves or plain dirt. Pressure can change you into something quite precious, quite wonderful, quote beautiful and extremely hard.”

“There is absolutely no way to increase your incomequicker than reading 30 minutes a day”

“I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.”

“Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.”

“Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.”

“The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.”