Famous quotes by Philosophers

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit"

"All diseases run into one, old age"

"Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul"

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting"

"Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age"

"Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress"

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"

"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired to glory"

"Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones"

"We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities"

"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face"

"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook"

"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger"

"Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness"

"Everything has been figured out, except how to live"

"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them"

"Nature and wisdom never are at strife"

"Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance"

"Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!"

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact"

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"

"It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others"

"If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it"

"I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia"

"Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity"

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich"

"Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord "

"A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate"