Language is insight itself.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

When the wind blows, the grass bends.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.

Masters and highly successful people are in a romantic relationships with their work

A great leader is almost always a great follower for he knows what to learn and from whom.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

I'm a romantic at heart.

I like to be challenged. I like rebellion. It adds some richness and some interest to life.

It was a pretty fierce rivalry. I'm just speaking for myself, but I think it was general through the clubs. We didn't like them, and they didn't like us.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

I find old copies of National Gallery catalogues, which are written in the dryest possible prose, infinitely soothing.

You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.

Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.