Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

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.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.