"You should banish any thoughts of how..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“In the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that the pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bear in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination.”

“I am an old man and have had many worries, but most have never come to pass.”

“Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.”

“What is the seal of liberation? Not to be ashamed in front of oneself.”

“I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware, I sit content, And if each and all be aware, I sit content.”

“I exist as I am, that is enough.”

“Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.”

“Many a fervid man writes books as cold and flat as graveyard stones.”

“Being in Marin City was like a small town so it taught me to be more [straightforward] with my style. Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover thingsIn Marin City it seemed like things were real country. Everything was straightforward. Poverty was straightforward.”