Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.