“Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itself.”

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

“Be first the master of yourself”

“One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.”

“A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.”

“Harness the imagination: Sometimes curbing her, sometimes giving her rein, for she is the whole of happiness. She sets to rights even the understanding. She sinks to tyranny, not satisfied with mer...”

“To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which ...”

“I'm guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I'm done, I'm done.”

“Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but safe isnt one of them.”

“What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already...”

“There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luck. And so, when an unfortunate event happened, ...”

“Well, good luck, the Vietnam verbal tic...It was as though people couldnt stop themselves from saying it, even when they actually meant to express the opposite wish, like, Die, motherfucker. Usuall...”

“There is a difference between skill and talent. Master the skill to allow the talent out.”

“What my business partner says is, if the Lord gives you a talent or a skill, you have the obligation to use it as best as you can. Dont you agree?”

“Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.”