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

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."

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.

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 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.'

But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?

Smart means having intellectual humility rather than high cognitive ability.

We must seek to behold the greatness of our God.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall our time of joy in wretchedness.

It's been written that a lover is apt to be as full of secrets from himself as is the object of his love from him.

As a forgiven son, I am justified, cleansed, washed clean. This is a greater reality than my sinful past.

Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

We set up the promised clinic for the sick and wounded Masai.

That's one thing I find about having children - it does unlock a door that separates you from other women who've had children.

Peeple of zee wurl, relax