Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment.

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.

The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money.

Becoming a parent has just completely changed me, and made life so beautiful and given me such a center and a focus and such joy.

Being able to express myself through music and art has always been when I feel the most alive.

His second motto: Thou, nature, art my goddess; to thy laws my services are bound.

You don't have the potential to create, you are always creating.

I wasn't afraid of him anymore, because I could smell his fear. You never had to be afraid of anything that was afraid of you.

We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.