Good medicine is bitter to the mouth, but has an effect on the disease. Faithful words hurt one's ears, but have value for one's conduct.

One must not be negligent in learning. In the Lun Yu it says: "To study and not to think is darkness. To think without study is dangerous."

The man who hunts a deer does not gaze at the mountains.

One's soldier should not abuse the enemy. 'Arouse a bee and it will come at you with the force of a dragon.

In the Wu Tzu it says: 'He who would save his life shall lose it, and he who would give up his life shall save it.'

When one would make a surprise attack on the enemy, he should avoid the major roads and seek out the lesser ones. Then attack.

When one is serving his master, he should exert himself.

One should not utter a word about his own inadequacies. In the Oxo it says: 'When a man lets out a single word, the long and short of him will be known.'

Without my voice and spirit I am dust. This is not what I want, but what I must.

Self-knowledge leads to wonder, and wonder to curiosity and investigation, so that nothing interests people more than people, even if only one's own person.

PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to that of only one.

Unless you move, the place where you are is the place where you will always be.

Stay cool, hang loose, admit nothing.

The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to governmental penalties.

A visit to Père Lachaise in Paris adds a year to one's life

I thank God that I have been meeting so many people who want to help me.

Just because I'm a recording artist doesn't mean I'm not an artist. Because I had to grow.

The story of Pakistan, its struggle and its achievement, is the very story of great human ideals, struggling to survive in the face of great odds and difficulties.