Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

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.

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.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Wales! Where the men are men and the sheep are scared!

You should see me work my magic in leather" Ranger

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two.

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.

I think that after Church got his Ph.D. he studied in Europe, maybe in the Netherlands, for a year or two.

The fear of a work becoming dated is one of the most effective tools for keeping people from writing political work.

Everyday there's more death, and plus I'm doughless. I'm seeing more reasons for me to proceed with thieving.

As a storyteller I was influenced by the Moscow underground, where it was common to be apolitical.