Men are not rich or poor according to what they possess but to what they desire. The only rich man is he that with content enjoys a competence.

It is better to be well deserving without praise than to live by the air of undeserved commendation.

When the scale of sensuality bears down that of reason, the baseness of our nature conducts us to most preposterous conclusions.

A foolish man in wealth and authority is like a weak-timbered house with a too-ponderous roof.

Harsh reproof is like a violent storm, soon washed down the channel; but friendly admonitions, like a small shower, pierce deep, and bring forth better reformation.

There are no riches like the sweetness of content, nor poverty comparable to the want of patience.

Too much to lament a misery is the next way to draw on a remediless mischief.

Do you know why empires fall? Because they can no longer believe their own lies.

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Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.

Something I keep coming back to in my music is the tension between two extremes: healing and chaos, hope and anxiety - these big themes are inside us, flickering, all day.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!

Tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps.

I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful.

Warranty – A notice telling the buyer when the product that was just purchased will no longer function.

Most people use excuses to cover up mistakes, but it takes less time to do something right the first time.

What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren?