Life is so sweet even though it is full of lies and half truths...

...No man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is most serene when he has people to trust and call friends. After all, is it not often said that a friend is another self?

...Never opt for war, no matter how simple it may seem, especially when you know that peace is achievable, even if achieving that peace entails going through a complicated and protracted process,

…blissfulness is the summit of contentment…

Sometimes, our pride compels us to engage in costly wars when a true commitment to a compromising peace would have been the best course to pursue.

...Bad leaders are known to destroy one, more or even all of the foundations of their people’s way of life...

Isn’t materialism the cause of much that is evil in the land of mortal souls?

You do not have to be so serious about everything and everyone. Trust yourself. Trust your own guidance and do not take everyone's 'interesting opinions' so personally.

Urban survival rule 22: Never annoy an armed man.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging.

Influence is exerted by every human being from the hour of birth to that of death.

Being unemployed is the true test of who you really are.

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

So long as the new moon returns in heaven a bent, beautiful bow, so long will the fascination of archery keep hold in the hearts of men.

Any suggestion that the most open and diverse society on the planet is likely to in any way resemble Russia requires a suspension of common sense that is pretty hard to deal with.

To see a promising solution to a dilemma and then just leave it to questionable development at its own pace without trying to aid its implementation would seem a dereliction.