Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.

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.

And by the way, I know my title said “10 Reasons” and I only listed “6”. I didn’t learn to count in college.

I don't think I was really going anywhere in life. I don't think, I was achieving too much, even though I had a stable job and all.

In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.

I always had a sense that clothes, be it uniform or vintage, could help to create a character.

Each time you admire the façade of the New York Public Library, you are paying homage to Western civilization.

Be careful, boy. In some tales, the hero gets eaten by the monster after all .

I think it comes from the fact that we both grew up in it, and both [me and Donald Trump] saw American dream. And in our own ways, we both lived it.

Every society must be intentional about educating its leaders.

Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.