There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.

-- Zeno of Citium

Excess benevolence becomes weakness. Excess righteousness becomes rigidity.

-- The 'One-Eyed Dragon' of northern Japan who carved

I came as dew, I vanish as dew — all that I was, all I achieved at Naniwa, is a dream within a dream.

-- The peasant who became ruler of all Japan

An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.

-- The founder of the Mongol Empire who created histo

I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

-- Alexandre Dumas

All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.

-- Alexandre Dumas