Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.