Don't demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen.