The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.

If there is a difference between what is said and what is done, only a fool believes what was said.

Balance is what distinguishes a people from a mob.

Humans live best when each has his place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person.

There is no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.

Emotions are the curse of logic.

The universe does not work by our rules.

Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.

Anything less than abject submission has to have some attack in it.

Give me a lamp so I can find the day.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There’s no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.