He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner.

I think we're just different sorts of people, me and you. You're a planner. Everything has to be perfectly aligned before you make a move, or you're afraid the whole damn world will come crashing down. For me, it's more like, "We're having a baby. Now what?

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech.

When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.

All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.