One must cease letting oneself be eaten when one tastes best: that is known to those who want to be loved long.

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the point of exhaustion.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.

The world was conquered through the understanding of dogs; the world exists through the understanding of dogs.

What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe. It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter.