Everywhere man blames nature and fate yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passion, his mistakes and his weaknesses.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.

Life unexamined, is not worth living.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

More men have become great through practice than by nature.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.

My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.

Happiness does not reside in strength or money; it lies in rightness and many-sidedness.

Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.

Psychics, astrology, tarot cards - all these mystical non-sense are signs of a weak mind. Whenever such garbage starts grabbing hold of you, seek the help of a physician or therapist.

It is a fight to let go of a past that refuses to withdraw its sticky tentacles from your present.

Today's parents grew up with the silly notion that music was meant to be heard.

It's a fact of life. Hearts are always hurting. And yet they still keep pumping.

I love to write and I assure you I write regularly... But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it.

Home is the sacred refuge of our life.

Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.

I am never free of the past. I have made it crystal clear that I believe the past is part of the present which becomes part of the future.

Part of the fun of being alive is knowing that you're annoying the hell out of someone else.