The need for certainty is the greatest disease the Mind faces.
When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit. Ancient Chinese saying.
The dreamers, those who misread the actual state of affairs and act upon their emotions, are often the source of the greatest mistakes in history-the wars that are not thought out, the disasters that are not foreseen.
Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.
When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
A noble mind disdains to hide his head, And let his foes triumph in his overthrow.
On woman Nature did bestow two eyes, Like Hemian’s bright lamps, in matchless beauty shining, Whose beams do soonest captivate the wise And wary heads, made rare by art’s refining.
Always say less than necessary.
To succeed in the game of power, you have to master your emotions. But even if you succeed in gaining such self-control, you can never control the temperamental dispositions of those around you. And this presents a great danger.
The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain.
Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.
Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.
Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.
Your ability to work with people directly affects your ability to get work done in the world.
I often daydream about the future, thinking of the world in 100, 200 years, imagining what it looks like, feels like. I hope that my books are like ghosts that will inhabit this future.
When you understand the fear then you can begin to move past it. So when I hear the people say it’s innate, you can’t learn it, I just want to hit them in the head.
Everybody in life is struggling for power, and some people use morality and righteousness as a weapon, while others use different means, even passive aggression. From a distance, we are all fighting, and I am looking at this from a distance.
If you have millions and millions of dollars, you’re living in a totally different world. You don’t feel it anymore and you’ve got to feel it.