There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.

And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.

Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.

Wisdom is a dreadful thing when it brings no knowledge to its possessor.

It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.