Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

O wise humanity, terribly wise humanity! How inscrutable is the civilization where men toil and work and worry their hair gray to get a living and forget to play!

True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.

Nothing matters to a man who says nothing matters.

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

We (the Chinese) eat food for its texture, the elastic or crisp effect it has on our teeth, as well as for fragrance, flavor and color.