Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

Live your life without attracting attention.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness.

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyretechnics associated with us

The best way to stop the problem of agents would be for the NCAA to come down hard and suspend a school for two years if it finds players with agents on campus.

Prayers are offered up daily - without charge... Refreshments are served when demanded.

No one may have the guts to say this, but if we could make better human beings by knowing how to add genes, why shouldn't we?

Poems . . . are perfume bottles momentarily unstopped - what they release is volatile and will vanish, and yet it can be released again.

I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.

Better live a King, than a Prince.

Testimony is contingent on experience, that's why we're all free spirits

To the servant of God... every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.