The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders.

Opportunities are a tricky crop, with tiny flowers that are difficult to see and even more difficult to harvest.

Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.

Let the future remain uncertain, for that is the canvas to receive our desires.

The man who sees an opportunity and does nothing is asleep with his eyes open.

Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality.

Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union is never complete. Something is always held back.