Antisthenes used to say that envious people were devoured by their own disposition, just as iron is by rust. Envy of others comes from comparing what they have with what the envious person has, rather than the envious person realising they have more than what they could have and certainly more than some others and being grateful. It is really just an inability to get a correct perspective on their lives.

Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he - That when they speak truth they are not believed.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

I am looking for a human.

No man is hurt but by himself. ...Literally by how he interprets what happens to him. If he focusses on how it could have been better, he will be hurt. If he focusses on how it could have been worse, he will be happy. The same is true for women too.

I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.