Magnanimity consists in enduring tactlessness with mildness.

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.

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

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.

Thirty two men keep guarding the tongue. Since it keeps a sense, still speaks non sense.

Our reaction and attitude to persecution will determine if we are really ready for big things or not

No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism.

For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same time it could overwhelm the clothes.

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans.

A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.

I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.

When you're on the road, you sort of go crazy and being away from your family you get stir-crazy and lonely, so I try to keep myself involved as much as possible.

It is said to be the manner of hypochondriacs to change often their physician.