“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”

“I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?”

“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.”

“Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.”

“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”

“There is too much emphasis on being positive, to the detriment of being real.”

“Believe that fate is smiling to you and everything you touch will turn into gold”

“Self-fulfilling prophecy always come to pass”