Comparing is impoverishing your own experience

Only a man who is happy can create happiness in others.

The Virgin (and I'm not speaking here of a sexual virgin) is the one whose search springs from her complete independence, and everything she learns is the fruit of her ability to face challenges alone.

There are neither winners nor losers; there are only stages that must be gone through. When the human heart understands this, it is free and able to accept difficult times without being deceived by moments of glory

He remembers the five rules of combat set down by Chuan Tzu - faith, companions, time, space and strategy.

Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don't do.

For the warrior, there is no "better" or "worse"; everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path.