"It is a quiet truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them."

"It is a subtle truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory."

"Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew."

"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."