The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire and peace of the soul.

As soon as we climb higher than those who had at one time admired us, we appear to them as though we have sunken and fallen down:for, in any event, they had at one time supposed that they were with us (even if it were through us) on the heights.

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.

One does not kill by anger but by laughter.

A sure way to irritate people and to put evil thoughts into their heads is to keep them waiting a long time. This makes them immoral.

Life without music is no life at all.