Drunkenness is nothing but a self-induced state of insanity.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Pleasure is the Root of All Good

The flow of time cleanses the past and heals the wounds in people's hearts. But there are wounds we cant speak of.

I'm fascinated by the whole issue of arousal addiction, which seems to be mostly a problem for young men.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.

Pray, for what do we move ever but to get rid of our furniture, our exuviæ; at last to go from this world to another newly furnished, and leave this to be burned?

Just as darkness is born of the absence of light, the shadow side of our collective experience is born of ignorance of the underlying truth of the unity of life.

If you can't eat it, drink it, smoke it, or snort it... then f*ck it!

A statesman is an easy man, he tells his lies by rote. A journalist invents his lies, and rams them down your throat. So stay at home and drink your beer and let the neighbors vote.

The poor should learn what has always been the motto of the rich: "What's mine is mine and what is yours if I can I steal it."