To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

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.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.