"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 3 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 68."

"Wisdom principle 48 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 95."

"Wisdom principle 104 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 28."

"It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true."

"If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time."

"Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."