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.

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.

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.

There is no 'the truth, ' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity.

Is the prospect of magic any more outrageous than a dragon train?

The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue

Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.

All the goodness, beauty, and perfection of a human being belong to the one who knows how to recognize these qualities.

I was in like nine schools by ninth grade, so I moved a ton of times when I was younger.

Anything can feed you, depending on the way you look at it.

I promised to keep on going but maybe keep on going means coming back first.

Anger is like an intoxicant; it reduces man and degrades him to the level of an animal.

I think my general disposition on life is finding what's funny about it. When something happens, the first thing in my mind is, "What's funny about it?"