Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

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.

A new millennium brings with it great changes that will definitely affect the physical realm

True love for our nation will compel us to shout on the streets and get on our knees and ask people to repent

Creativity is the potential which can be unlocked and innovation is the serendipity which can be unpuzzled.

When our time is up we can only take with us what we have learned and experienced in our development in creating for ourselves and others."By helping others we help ourselves

We make our lives bigger or smaller, more expansive or more limited, according to the interpretation of life that is our story.

Somemenare bornkings; and someare bornstatesmen. The two are seldom the same.

I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large.

Buy low and sell high. It's pretty simple. The problem is knowing what's low and what's high.

Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night.

Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.