"Short-lived are both the praiser and the..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works.”

“Let thy chief fort and place of defense be a mind free from passions. A stronger place and better fortified than this, hath no man.”

“Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.”

“I see that nature offers us a solution to everything that we call a problem. If you can just find your own nature and live it as naturally as you possibly can and be in a state of awe over everything, it doesn't matter where you are. It almost speaks to you and says, "There's no reason to be upset about anything. It will pass." If it's really going to pass, why stay confused by it and depressed by it. Just watch it go. It's on its way out. That's what I began to do.”

“Everything is banal in experience, fleeting in duration, sordid in content; in all respects the same today as generations now dead and buried have found it to be.”

“Man is in love and loveswhat vanishes,What more is there to say?”

“Much of the wisdom of the world is not wisdom, and the most illuminated class of men are no doubt superior to literary fame, and are not writers.”

“That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.”

“It is better to be faithful than famous.”