A corpse boasted of being pain and trouble free. No one envied his lot.
Skepticism precludes one from believing many things, but not from loving many things.
One should live as if living were all that mattered.
I hate criticism, it makes me feel important.
Revenge is starting a fire you can’t control.
The surest way to be unhappy is to depend on someone else to make you happy.
Use ideas, don’t let them use you.
Art is good, but happiness is better.
Giving alms to the rich is a luxury no beggar can afford.
Thinking is a sign of disturbance. You don’t think about things you’re secure about.
Learning how to be at peace with oneself and others. That would be a real education.
Life is not a battle, not a struggle. We impose these burdens on ourselves.
The future cannot be seen even with the most powerful telescopes.
Each moment cancels the last. In the end there is nothing, not even the end.
One runs the risk, whenever one opens one eyes, of not liking what one sees.
With each new word, each new thought, life starts all over again.
Here’s what I’ve learned: there’s more than one way to live.
Writing exacerbates a wound.
There are no gods, thank god, but there are dandelions. Go out and pick some.
Happiness is the highest form of self-respect.