“Nobility is expensive, nonproductive, and parasitic, siphoning away too much of society’s energy to satisfy its frivolous cravings.”
“It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important. ”
“Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief”
“Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink”
“Blood doesn't satisfy cravings. It magnifies them.”
“A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.”