“Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. ”

“Every politician has a promising career. Unfortunately, most of them do not keep those promises.”

“... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the most certain form of knowledge, not a tentative opinion.”

“The main thing to remember is that making love is at onces the silliest and the most sacred act humans can perform.”

“The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.”

“The tea ceremony requires years of training and practice ... yet the whole of this art, as to its detail, signifies no more than the making and serving of a cup of tea. The supremely important matter is that the act be performed in the most perfect, most polite, most graceful, most charming manner possible.”