Some only follow the holy man while others only follow the warlord. But the truth is, both sides are within all of us, and if people could only see that, they wouldn’t have to wear...

in the past” and ignored, but in doing so, you sweep it under a rug where it doesn’t go away with time – it becomes time itself, and takes on the illusion of life as...

Like waking up in our home one night to find ourselves in a blazing fire, we must be arsonists of emotion, forcing ourselves to grab only what is truly important to us before our life-rafters...

People fear what they do not understand.

[Everything you write is] not simply a collection of words, but a means of influence not to be taken lightly. Let your recipient’s emotions be the gondola, and your words, its gondolier.

Love is one of the most motivating and self-defining forces in our lives, whether we turn from it or allow ourselves to be drawn to it. If you allow romantic possibilities with others to consume...

The most fulfilling adventures happen when you start your journey without knowing where you’re going, because only then are you free to experience the unexpected detours you’re meant to take.

When you’re looking for a needle in a haystack, don’t afraid to burn the haystack to save yourself from spending half your life picking through strands of straw.

If we are to be truly free, that freedom will come through cooperation and tolerance with one another.

Every man walks his own path, and every path has its fair share of locked doors. You never know who holds the key to a door you’ll need to open one day, so you best...

Time spent worrying – about anything – provides no emotional or physical benefit to us; such things only weaken us for the fights we must endure in our lives.

What seems like a flaw is merely our higher consciousness telling us we’re not looking at it in the right light yet.

Why spend your life working on defense when no defense can be made truly impenetrable? Take the offensive – learn the vulnerabilities of the world around you and be the change you wish to see...

They say you can’t change the past despite the fact it never stops changing you – but that doesn’t mean we have to sit back and take it. It may change us, but we have...

A man is no more than breath until his breath fashions the words that others cannot forget.

Presenting a humble façade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to love.

what ifs” and consequences that we could worry about, but what’s the use? Rather than plaguing our thoughts with the unknown, we should focus on and accept only what we do know – and all...

Everything can be achieved through gradual steps – one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams… anything you wish to be different from the way it is.

What you withhold in this life will be withheld from you in the next.

Our emotions hold more power over us than blade or poison alike. To embrace freely the entire spectrum of our emotions is to allow a multitude of Trojan horses containing hidden emotional poisons to circumvent...

When all seems hopeless and all has gone silent, that’s Destiny turning down the music so that all may hear our response to life’s great storms, giving our response the chance to echo throughout eternity...

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.

This day, you are free, because you have chosen to be free – and because of your choice, your days of insignificance are over.

The only way we succeed as a group is not simply following directions, but in keeping each other accountable for our actions.

The more a mind thinks upon something, the deeper it will take root and affect all subsequent and related thought.

Our lives consist of a series of internal battles, deep within us, where weapons don’t exist and technology is unable to create devices that better the best of yesterday. Our knowledge is our only defense;...

Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it’s best to avoid such things altogether.

Our unity will always be a greater force with mixed ideals than if we demand that others change for us, to what we believe.

Sometimes you just have to know when the battle you’re fighting is one best walked away from, than fought to the cold, bitter end.

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.

It’s amazing how just dressing differently can affect your influence; dress like a beggar and your assumed poverty gains you looks of contempt; dress in gold-lined robes and people are more willing to accommodate you;...

Anything you dream [can] be yours simply because you’ve focused on the steps you could take instead of the distance to get there.

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

Perspective alone can make an experience positive or negative, but regardless of which you let it become, it can only have as much power over your outlook on life as you give it.

The path of destiny is not always paved smooth with gold.

The questions we don’t ask become the puzzles we don’t solve.

It’s true what they say, that words are the true weapons. Those who fight with steel are limited to the strength of their arm, the reach of their blade, and the timing of their strike;...

Express [yourself] without worrying what everyone else will think. Those people are your limits. Ignore them.

The mind thinks upon, processes, and remembers what the senses forget.

What we don’t often realize is that the rebirth and collapse of grand things do not begin with grand things at all, like the things we see, but with the small, like the things we...

Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of it, it is a reward transcendent of all the emotional mire that bogs...

Emotional states change like the wind, and to indulge them only gives them more power over a person.

Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer’s arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.

Admiration provides no saving grace for the inconvenient.

Never judge a woman by her age.

We are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future.

Time doesn’t always heal all wounds.

When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.

It is unwise to waste in thought what could be earned and secured in action.

When all is said and done, everyone should be able to look back on their life and know that they made it exactly as they wanted it to be.