You need to be hard nosed enough to look at an idea and look very hard, as all ideas are hand coloured by monkeys in shades of grey.

If you are still prepared to engage with a problem you still may not be able to beat it, but the first battle has already been won right then and there.

There is no justification for being used, but there is always a good excuse for using others, just so long as it can be justified by circumstances.

Backstabbing should always be done with a smile and a jest, as it’s all the better to backstab with.

People are all vicious, callus, gossiping creatures, and it’s best not to forget it, as it’s the favoured means they use to achieve their wants.

A practical philosophy of life must occasionally include attaching twelve inches of cold steel to it, for the express purpose of making a swift charge up the Khyber Pass, just to clear the air a bit.

Taking a huge risk is the natural thing to do if you’re misinformed, usually found for sale for a small price at your convenience.

A good belly laugh is always a good response to a good belly laugh. Resonance, I think they call it.

The fragile human body is clearly a shrine to your “inner being”, never abuse it and it’ll serve you well, muck it up and you’ll drown in a sea of troubles.

You can be persuaded into doing as you’re told, merely by entertaining the uncomfortable feeling you’re being slightly impolite by not doing so in good company.

A direct answer should never be given to a direct question, as it’s always what is wanted most from you.

If you have clearly adopted an opinion on what you obviously do not know about, so where exactly did you get it from if not from someone else with another opinion?