Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

A man shouldn't bite the hand that feeds him, even if another holds out a golden spoon to him as reward after his betrayal.

Where excess lies, usually someone had to give something up for the other to get it.

Far too many people allow broken egos and wounded prides to convince them to seek justice before they seek understanding.