If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.

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.

I originate from a family where sauce is viewed as a refreshment.

Rather than recallin these flowersthe fragrance of the past,I would like to hear this nightingale's voice,to know if his song is as sweet.

In practical terms the South Pointing Chariot was a simple direction finder. It could have been made to point in any direction - north, south, east or west.

Maybe I’d like to be defined by what I am.

For what I give, not what I take, For battle, not for victory, My prayer of thanks I make.

When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long.

I always worked in institutions, I never had a restaurant of my own before, but I have opened over 30 hotels, restaurants and casinos. I understand what it takes to keep them running.

Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups.

No more words. We know them all, all the words that should not be said. But you have made my world more perfect.

There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship.