"It is a subtle truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a unyielding truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

"It is a enduring truth that let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help."

"It is a unyielding truth that he who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Women lie about their age men lie about their income."