Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient.

Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.

Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

Little Bird if you do not sing for me, I will wait for you

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever.

Give the peasants neither life nor death.

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.

I was never afraid of failure

We should not let a day go by without thanking God for His mercy and grace to us in Jesus Christ.

Wake up each day and make the best of it.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

It may be that today gold has become the exclusive ruler of life, but the time will come when man will again bow down before a higher god.

We need to believe in a bright, compelling and sustainable future. Fear neither motivates people long-term nor brings out the best in them. Hope is a powerful motivator.

A lot of my sketches came from thoughts, and I always just wanted to act them out.

I'm afraid of habit patterns...It would be too much of a routine if you had to establish definite ways of getting through things. You'd get very bored.

Shutting down governments on your computer is just as much as fun as going to a riot at Yale.

Thought ceases in meditation; even the mind's elements are quite quiet. Blood circulation stops. His breath stops, but he is not dead.