To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted?

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.

I don't really try to set any long-term goals.

You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything in your factory and hire someone to protect against this because of the work the rest of us did.

I am a freestyle mogul skier who, on February 13, became the first American to win a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision.

You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

Plants and minerals are bound to predestination. The faithful is only bound to the Divine orders.

Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of one hidden stuff.

Do you want to be happy? Then make your life as soulfully simple As sleeplessly breathing.