"Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice..." - Quote by Confucius

“He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.”

“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”

“Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.”

“One bit of advice: it is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree - make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.”

“I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand.”

“I'm so smart, I read and understand Hegel”

“It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy.”

“Each has his own happiness in his hands, as the artist handles the rude clay he seeks to reshape it into a figure; yet it is the same with this art as with all others: only the capacity for it is innate; the art itself must be learned and painstakingly practiced.”

“You must not be afraid of playing wrong notes. Just forget it, play it wrong! But play!”