Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for god knows best what is good for us.

By all means, marry. if you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.