The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind those of the past and future as well.

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.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay

To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces.

Everybody learns from traveling. I think we all do.

Where is the real low thing? Where are the jelly shoes that you find that are sick because they’re so great…Everything has air quotes around it now.

You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.

President Obama's health care law raided Medicare in the tune of five hundred million dollars to create a new program.

It is one thing to read about the world, but quite another to see and hear for oneself.

Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.

Master your strengths. Outsource your weaknesses.

You know I was just taking a dump one day, and then as I sat there I realized, I really do deserve better.