Justice is never anything in itself, but in the dealings of men with one another in any place whatever and at any time. It is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

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.

Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.

If you knew how cowardly your enemy is you would slap him.

Everyone is going to binge on a diet, for instance, so plan for it, schedule it, and contain the damage.

I like to be confident, absolutely not cocky, and I like to have that healthy fear of my opponents. It keeps me on my toes.

If you see a better world, you're morally obligated to create it

... Nine-year-old boys usually turn ten at some point. It's the nineteen-year-olds who have difficulty turning twenty.

Many of our deepest motives come, not from an adult logic of how things work in the world, but out of something that is frozen from childhood.

I like good strong words that mean something.

Unless it's done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element.

I'm only 19. It's kinda crazy if you're older and putting expectations on a poor 19-year-old.