As if they were our own handiwork we place a high value on our characters.

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.

Just because a marriage ended didn't mean that it hadn't been happy at times.

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue.

This is the Lord's doing. And it is marvelous in our eyes.

Memory isn't the facts, it's just a record you keep to yourself. With the facts, memory is useless.

Holy water at my wrists and behind my ears; my version of Eau de Don'tbiteme

The WHO took care to explicitly say that processed meat didn’t rank alongside smoking when it comes to cancer risk.

Donald Trump removed all doubt. He is running for president as a fascist demagogue.

Inductee in the Vintner's Hall of Fame

We honor founders of these starving cities, Whose honor is the image of our sorrow.

The ruling class is the rich. . . . And those people are so able to manipulate our democracy that they really control the democracy.