We are not troubled by things but by the opinion which we have of things.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool.

An author departs; he does not die.

Just when you think you should start accepting that you're becoming an adult, all your childhood fantasies come true.

The miracle of modern science. The LEP pours millions into your department, Foaly, and all you can do is send Mud Boys to the toilet.

I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another.

The thing that brings people to wail at a wall, or face Mecca, or to go to church, is a search for that feeling of purity.

Every moment is a moment of happiness.

It never fails - you get in the bath and there's a rub at the lamp

You have to be careful what you think you know.

Society demands conformity at the expense of individual liberty. Let us be for once a non conformist to be fully alive.