The more tightly packed the group, the greater the need for strict social ranks and orders.
Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.
How will I be remembered by my children? This is the true measure of a man.
Wounds make better lessons than lectures.
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.
Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality.