All Men Seek Esteem; The Best By

Power Is The Test. Some, Once They Have It, Are Content To Buy The Show Of Liking, And Punish Those Who Withhold It; Then You Have A Despot. But Some Keep A True Eye For How They Seem To Others, And Care About It, Which Holds Them Back From Much Mischief.

Everything Is Change; And You Cannot Step Twice Into The Same River.

We Persians Have A Saying That One Should Deliberate Serious Matters First Drunk, Then Sober.

Go With Your Fate, But Not Beyond. Beyond Leads To Dark Places.

You Can Make An Audience See Nearly Anything, If You Yourself Believe In It.