"Great leaders cultivate leaders, not merely followers. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 11 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 48."

"Wisdom principle 76 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 87."

"Wisdom principle 102 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 2."

"The seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Laws are silent in time of war."

"It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it - the better to preserve the good thing they've got going and to keep their siblings off their back."

"The silent observer understands that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."