"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."

"To lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.'"

"Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history."

"Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions."

"Wisdom principle 87 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 45."

"It is a essential truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."