A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.

Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.

It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than you can find people to trust as friends.

A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,

True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to progress and success,

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

Lies and partial truths complicate life.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.

It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to accommodate a true friend than it is for him to stick to his principles that may turn the friend into an adversary.

Vesta was so good with paperwork – you could hand her a file of drab, seemingly dull information and she’d construct a story from it worthy of a novel.

Their eyes locked.They could see into each other's souls. This was why she had been born.

It is bad enough to be bad, but to be bad in bad taste is unpardonable.

Joy is the best of wine.

It is only because a person has volitions of the second order that he is capable both of enjoying and of lacking freedom of the will.

When you let me take I'm grateful. When you let me give I'm blessed.

The case against a fully independent central bank is strong indeed.

I have never met a villager who does not want a vote.

Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.

Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn't, but they do, and a lot.