Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much