Aphorisms

Aphorism 201. Of the knowledge on my bookshelf would suit a fool nothing, for he will only see in it his desire.

Aphorism 202. There are beautiful women enough for every man; for every man will find beauty in the woman he loves.

Aphorism 203. Burning desire and vengeance are the cause of malignant wars. Forgive.

Aphorism 204. Had I handed the book of Mozi to a certain fool, he would have only read the chapters on defending a city.

Aphorism 205. I searched over my bookshelf, trying to find a piece of wisdom for a certain foolish man; I realized even in the wisest sage, he would only find his folly.

Aphorism 206. Bad men have reasons for being bad; this does not excuse them from justice.

Aphorism 207. A certain foolish man sought to weigh the scale of justice in his own hand.

Aphorism 208. Sangria and Voodoo work through the causal chains which hate breeds.

Aphorism 209. Prayer can uplift a man, even if he does not know who is praying for him.

Aphorism 210. Black Magic is simply the cause and effect of ill will.

Aphorism 211. When you know someone hates you, you can feel it.

Aphorism 212. Martial arts are worthless, save as a hobby; or, in combat, a lethal strike.

 Aphorism 213. If one man fights two, he shall be beaten.

Aphorism 214. The victor goes to the strongest army; which is summated in numbers.

Aphorism 215. Thermopylae and Gideon are recorded in history because they are not the norm.

Aphorism 216. If two men are destined for combat, the more skilled of the two will win.

Aphorism 217. Do not throw water on a sleeping dog. Rather, let him lie.

 Aphorism 218. Sin causes suffering.

Aphorism 219. Do not believe victory means you are in the right. It can often mean you simply got lucky.

Aphorism 220. I saw a poor man witness the feud of two great kingdoms.

Aphorism 221. Do not believe victory means you are in the right. A wise man will be often killed by a strong man.

Aphorism 222. It is better not to defend, if the defense will create an offense.

Aphorism 223. Lay yourself down, and let the nations walk on your back---heap up treasures in heaven.

Aphorism 224. If men heaped up their treasure in heaven, the Earth would look more like paradise.

Aphorism 225. I saw a foolish man seek counsel from a wise man for self defense; the wise man taught him self defense. It did not stop him from being a fool.

Aphorism 226. The stronger nation wins. It doesn't matter who is in the right.

Aphorism 227. In the end, Christ has possession of the iron rod to rebuke all nations.

Aphorism 228. When a man falls down, even if he is your enemy, pick him up.

Aphorism 229. The sage was a Christian, but his pupil learned idolatry. It is not the Sage who is at fault.

Aphorism 230. Learn to forgive.

Aphorism 231. The war is fought because of aggression.

Aphorism 232. To defend a nation, one must be a belligerent. 

Aphorism 233. If the nations went to war today, there would be nothing left for them to rule.

Aphorism 234. Israel committed genocide---consider who your enemy is and whether he deserves to be slaughtered down to the last child. If not, then there ought to be no war.

Aphorism 235. I speak of war only briefly, it is not my chief concern.

Aphorism 236. Fight the demon within yourself, and not the demon within others.

Aphorism 237. A kingdom's worst foe are the foes who come from within.

Aphorism 238. A Judas turncoats, and in that he creates bitter rivalry.

Aphorism 239. Rich men rule the world.

Aphorism 240. The masculine pronoun in English can be gender neutral.

Aphorism 241. I nearly vomited when I saw the doubt created by a teacher who thought Jesus rebuked the man at Bethesda.

Aphorism 242. Christians have great doubt because they do not know their God.

Aphorism 243. Elven misfits followed Jesus because of His kindness, and Judas, like the world, betrayed Him with a kiss.

Aphorism 244. A man who loves strife will be like a man who fights on either side.

Aphorism 245. The fool sees in wisdom the justification for his own mischief.

Aphorism 246. Do not put the little children in danger; there can be no lesson taught by that, save to make them fearful.

Aphorism 247. Fear is a cause of much strife.

Aphorism 248. Fear leads to rage, rage leads to loathing; loathing leads to shameful deeds.

Aphorism 249. The beginning of lust leads to the end of a shameful deed.

Aphorism 250. Men ought to be forgiven of all, for it is unforgiveness in a man which fetters him to his doom.