Something cannot emerge from nothing.

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel... he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men... a good ruler has to learn his world's language... it's different for every world... the language of the rocks and growing things... the language you don't hear just with your ears... the Mystery of Life... not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience... Understanding must move with the flow of the process.

Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know.

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.

I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once.

When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training.