The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.

Show respect for those in power, but do not follow them blindly.

I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more than a child who obeys his father's rules only because he fears the whip, and not because he actually means good.

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Pain is pain. It needs no description.

You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the cost.

Without fear there cannot be courage.