Life is like eating artichokes; you have got to go through so much to get so little.
The end of a dissolute life is most commonly a desperate death.
Arrogance is the obstruction of wisdom.
Happy is love or friendship when returned-- The lovers whose pure flames have equal burned.
Jest with your equals.
Beauty is a possession not our own.
Moralities and religions are the principal means by which one can make whatever one wishes out of man, provided one possesses a superfluity of creative forces and can assert one's will over long periods of time in the form of legislation and customs.
Berkshire's past record has been almost ridiculous. If Berkshirehad used even half the leverage of, say, Rupert Murdoch, it would be five times its current size.
Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises and constantly negotiate new deals with him. But history has taught us that the longer we pursue appeasement and do nothing, the higher the price will be later on. Dictators don't ask "Why?" before they seize even more power. They ask: "Why not?"
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be.