Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place.

Humans are almost always lonely.

When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.

Memory never recaptures reality. Memory reconstructs. All reconstructions change the original, becoming external frames of reference that inevitably fall short.

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

Peace for any prolonged period of time is impossible. Humans have a natural thirst for chaos and war is the most readily available form of chaos.