The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

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.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.