Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.
Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down. "
Chilo advised, "not to speak evil of the dead. "
The sacrifice of Diogenes to all the gods.
The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
My school was pretty much all African Americans, but it was still a little tough to be in because I didn't have a lot of money. And when I came back to my neighborhood, it was tough to fit in there, too, because I was wearing Catholic school clothes, and I had two parents, which was rare.
I know in my soul when something feels like a sell out and I think for me, I knew that if I did the Jane's Addiction reunion thing, that I would feel like a sell out. That's how it would feel to me.
There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic human duty: the duty to accept the consequences of our actions.