"It is not the possessions but the..." - Quote by Aristotle

“Whether we will philosophize or we won't philosophize, we must philosophize.”

“The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.”

“For even they who compose treatises of medicine or natural philosophy in verse are denominated Poets: yet Homer and Empedocles have nothing in common except their metre; the former, therefore, justly merits the name of the Poet; while the other should rather be called a Physiologist than a Poet.”

“Give me to drink mandragora.”

“All we really want is love's confusing joy.”

“Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.”

“Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside.”

“What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way.”

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”