Love is a God, who cooperates in securing the safety of the city.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.

Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.

Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

No matter whether you claim a slave by purchase or capture, the title is bad. They who claim to own their fellow-men, look down into the pit and forget the justice that should rule the world.

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.

If you are open to change and welcome surprise, you know the secret of creativity and the secret of life.

You have a contribution to make and unique gifts to offer. It's time to stop listening to the voices that tells you that you're not good enough, won't make it, or don't have anything to offer.

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.

A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

We always use plywood rather than MDF for structural stuff for the same reasons [stability].

Somehow, in the process of trying to deny that things are always changing, we lose our sense of the sacredness of life. We tend to forget that we are part of the natural scheme of things.

When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you.

In all the poems I've written I've not really engaged in politics, and when I've found myself moving in that direction I've always stopped myself.

It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.