"All philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a timeless truth that reason is the torch that illuminates the dark corridors of superstition — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship."

"In the tapestry of human existence, every trial adds depth to the design. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. The prize of the general is not a bigger tent, but command."

"I just kind of wake up with a new idea and new dreams every day, and I follow that dream, as they say."