"Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits in having wealth."

"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not."

"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do."

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

"When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval."

"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."

"I cannot escape death, but at least I can escape the fear of it."

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

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

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

"He who obeys does not listen to himself."

"Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves."

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

"Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had."

"The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time."