Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Hold your venomDo you recognise the instinctin me, fellow scorpion?

When others try to provoke (instigate) you and you don’t get provoked, it is known as a spiritual victory.

We are all artists painting our desires on the canvas of life.

The tricky part of any lie is trying to figure out how you'd behave if you were innocent.

I could buy that she would murder me in a fit of rage, poison me out of flaming jealousy, or bomb my car out of sheer, stubborn pique. But she would never do it and feel nothing.

Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.

An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very few people want to do the testing.

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear.

Once you stop looking for a job, you are no longer considered part of the unemployment number.

I like being the one who makes a difference. On the pitch, I always try to create a special situation.