"Imagine a dog tied to a cart. If the dog wants to follow, it follows, adding its own will to the inevitable. But if the dog refuses to follow, it will be dragged along anyway."

"Remember that you are an actor in a play, and the play is just as the author wishes it to be. If he wants it to be short, it is short; if long, it is long. If he wants you to play a beggar, play him c…"

"Never say about anything, 'I have lost it,' but only, 'I have given it back.'"

"For it is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death."

"If, however, he has his victim's weakness to exploit, then his efforts are worth his while."