Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts.

How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man.

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

It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized.

Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts.

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.

An ignorant friend is worse than a learned foe.