Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

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.

Insecurity is the lack of trust in your abilities and worth. When you enter into a secured state of consciousness, everything that helped boost your confidence will return.

Thanks to my work everything's going well; it's a great consolation.

There was a time when a man was so convinced that the world was round that he was determined to prove it.

A master passion is the love of news.

Societies depend on agreed rules.

The young mind is pliable and imitates, but in more advanced states grows rigid and must be warmed and softened before it will receive a deep impression.

I don't read as much as I'd like. I've been writing a lot. I've been doing a lot of music, but I don't read as much as I should. I just don't.

That's what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you're not up to it, pull out.

I have so much to do today that I must set apart more time than usual to pray.

When Cate Blanchett starts directing, it's over for all of us.