You do not take from this universe. It grants you what it will.

Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity.

I give you the chameleon, whose ability to blend itself into the background tells you all you need to know about the roots of ecology and the foundations of a personal identity

What are you, child, that you need time to learn about yourself?

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin.

Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change