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.

Patience is the key to any battle.

The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking a new road every day. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water

The past is dead, let's focus on tomorrow instead.

My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.

Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.

I've had, you know, my leg chopped off.

Literature is a vast bazaar where customers come to purchase everything except mirrors.

I know Chandler is similar to me. But if you watched my life for a week, there would be many more boring parts.

Fathers and mothers,” she found herself saying, “leave their mark, no matter if we’ve known them a lifetime or only a day.

But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the world. I loved creating the world to the degree where you could almost smell it.

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.