The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind those of the past and future as well as the present.

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.

Purpose is the ultimate reason for your existence.

Since 99.362% of women love mustache rides, it seems only a fool would have a bare upper lip.

It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.

Journalism is organized gossip.

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.

I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there.

Advice: Don’t wait until someone you have issues with — especially someone you’re related to — gets shot before you work it out.

There is a spiritual side to me that goes real deep, but I confess right up front that I'm the biggest sinner of them all.

Any fear of aging, I think, is simply vanity.

Diabetes is caused by melancholy.