If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

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.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

It was almost comforting, this mutual acceptance of our secrets.

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread.

Only if the human mind had a Garbage Collector.But then, do we know what references we still hold on?

Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself.

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone.

We all talk to ourselves. A major key to success exists in what we say to ourselves, which helps to shape our attitude and mindset.

The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.

Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself.

Paradise belonged to the innocent. Which was why it was and would ever remain empty. And that is what makes it a paradise.