Well-being is attained little by little and is no little thing itself.

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.

By silence, I hear other men's imperfections and conceal my own.

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.

The avaricious man is like the barren sandy ground of the desert which sucks in all the rain and dew with greediness, but yields no fruitful herbs or plants for the benefit of others.

Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

No matter whether you claim a slave by purchase or capture, the title is bad. They who claim to own their fellow-men, look down into the pit and forget the justice that should rule the world.

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

To truly invest your time into doing what you were born to do, you should be running away from jobs not running to jobs.

We have too many sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.

Arguing with my wife is like this: "I came! I saw! I concurred!"

I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country.

How difficult it is to sound persuasive at the top of one's voice!

Lots of people are unable to see all kinds of truths right in front of their eyes." "The world is what we make it, and our future is ours to shape.

First of all, I would like to clear the air on one thing. Alison has slept with more men than Amanda; Sydney has slept with more men than Amanda; I think Matt has slept with more men than Amanda.

Just remember when you think you're free, the crack in your heart is me.

Gender preference does not define you. Your spirit defines you.