"It is a essential truth that a life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that he who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world."

"It is a quiet truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be."

"It is a essential truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"The echoes of eternity remind us that the essence of humanity is our ability to connect."

"To master the mind is to understand that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."

"My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle."