Isn't It Only Laughter We Can Stay

Wars Are Fought By Teenagers, You Realize That. They Really Ought To Be Fought By The Politicians And Old People Who Start These Wars.

How Baffling It Was That Even The Most Cunning And Clever People Would Frequently See Only What They Wanted To See, And Would Rarely Look Beyond The Thinnest Of Facades. Or They Would Ignore Reality, Dismissing It As The Facade. And Then, When Their Whole World Fell To Pieces...they Would Tear Their Topknots Or Rend Their Clothes And Bewail Their Karma, Blaming Gods Or Kami Or Luck Or Their Lords Or Husbands Or Vassals-anything Or Anyone-but Never Themselves.

.., By Universal Custom, Your Enemy Is Never More Polite Than When He Is Planning Or Has Planned Your Destruction.

Of What Real Value Is A Title? The Power Is The Only Important Thing

The Search For The Truth Is The Most Important Work In The Whole World - And The Most Dangerous.