The vicissitude of life teaches us about our limitations in a world with no guarantees and permanence.

Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.

True heroes don’t fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress.

It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to accommodate a true friend than it is for him to stick to his principles that may turn the friend into an adversary.

He learned... never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.

Life is a rare fantasy that can be made a reality by being objective.

Son, it is bad for a man to be condemned by his children, more so by the sons he cherishes.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

No true... father would be unconcerned about discord in his family that may cause it to disintegrate in his absence...

Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality.