"At bottom, every state regards another as..." - Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“Every generation, no matter how paltry its character, thinks itself much wiser than the one immediately preceding it, let alone those that are more remote.”

“To read a book is to hold an entire world in the palm of your hand. That world is unique to you; no two readers can ever inhabit the same world”

“No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself as if he were one.”

“It is amazing how many of the intelligentsia call it "greed" to want to keep what you have earned, but not greed to want to take away what somebody else has earned, and let politicians use it to buy votes.”

“The State is the coldest of all cold monsters, and coldly it tells lies, and this lie drones on from its mouth: 'I, the State, am the people'.”

“The Chinese had accused the Tibetans of being terrorists, which is weird. A Tibetan terrorist is like an Amish hacker. It just doesn't fit.”

“People with clenched fists can not shake hands.”

“Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.”

“If you have a secret and tell someone everyone will know. You can only keep a secret if you don't tell anyone.”