Desire and happiness cannot live together.

Let no man think that he is loved by any who loveth none.

Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no one.

Freedom is secured not by the fulfillment of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.

It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.