Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control them.

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.

When does complete awareness occur? When the ego departs.

The Kingdom of God is an earthly experience which manifests in an unearthly manner.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

Business has a responsibility to give back to the community.

When a 12-year-old, a 13-year-old, so desperately wants a baby what she's looking for is the kind of unconditional love a child gives a mother and a mother gives a child.

Advertising is the price you pay for unremakable thinking.

A sudden thought strikes me,-let us swear an eternal friendship.

If I were Sarah Palin, would I want to sit in an interview with someone who was secretly out to get me? Probably not.

Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.

Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little.