If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

The holy man, though he be distressed, does not eat food mixed with wickedness. The lion, though hungry, will not eat what is unclean.

It may be doubtful, at first, whether a person is an enemy or friend. Meat, if not properly digested, becomes poison; But poison, if used rightly, may turn medicinal.

By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See: the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top.

Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity.

If one is intelligent and applies himself well, what can he not accomplish? Even small bands of people, I have heard, have defeated whole armies.

With gifts, you may gather your enemies about you. When giving nothing, even your own family will leave.

When a broken tank is filled with water, It certainly will leak on every side. Weak men who grow rich Seldom leave an inheritance.

Goodness is nothing in the furnace of art.

He was never able to properly explain what happened to him that day. But he stopped being happy.

Some of the pain released, and love filled the cleared space, uniting, magnetizing more self-love to it.

RESPIRATOR, n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs.

There's no blueprint on how to beat me.

I'm a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.

Try to write at least 500 words a day. You may ditch 499 of them tomorrow, but you will still be moving forward.

Nothing scares me but God.

I have faith in the jury system.

We are creating a culture where content creators are a new servant class, and paid as such.