I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top. But no one knows where the top is.

I am Emperor, my descendants will be numerous. From the second generation to the ten thousandth, my line will not end.

The reason why China suffers bitterly from endless wars is because of the existence of feudal lords and kings.

I have collected all the writings of the Empire and burnt those which were of no use.

If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich

Poetry and painting are rooted in the same law, The work of heaven and of the first cause.

Define the limits of your vision: Having this, you will not be poorer Than a man who rules a dukedom.

Liberating oneself from the addiction of consumerism and careerism promotes inner peace.

It is our dreams that energize us more than our abilities.

What a ruler has to rely upon is only the human heart. Human hearts are to the ruler what roots are to a tree, what oil is to a lamp, water to fish, fields to a farmer, or money to a merchant.

Acquaintances, in sort, represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.

Why are we miserable, when there is music?

silence is not weakness and decency is not pride

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Acknowledge yourself for your greatness and your instincts and know that you always do your best even when the outcomes don’t appear that way.

My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.

I've thought a lot about how if something horrible happened, and if it were like 'The Road' situation, I've decided I don't want to survive past the death of society as we know it.

Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.

All disputation makes the mind deaf; and when people are deaf, I am dumb.

My spirit will sleep in peace; or if it thinks, it will not surely think thus. Farewell.

There's the fatigue that you have to forget about, because the red curtain still has to rise.