Mastering an art is like reaching the top of the passion mountain.... at the top the passion dies out! So keep learning.

Find happiness in tribulation, too. Find it in joy alone and you could lose it, sooner or later, and be left with nothing.

Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people.

Life is a chain of small sorrows that lead to a great joy.

The God of religion exists only in our minds. The real God exists but we can never comprehend him in our minds

Having settled down in the promised land of money and adventure - returning to a land of your parents last days can be a big dilemma to many. Isn't your greatest wealth your parents, and the best adventure - to see them happy before they go.

Even the humblest men have a strange reason behind greed. Every man thinks money solves problems - and every man thinks not just of himself, but his next three generations - there is a probability he will live to see those generations - and he wants to care for them in times of strife.