"Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations."

"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"The simplest truths often reveal that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"It is a steadfast truth that where compassion abides, fear and resentment lose their dominion."

"It is a quiet truth that the canvas of imagination has no boundaries except those imposed by fear — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best."