It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be decei... - Confucius

"No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

"Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen."