"Wisdom is a sacred communion."

"He who seeks peace must remember that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"People do not lack strength they lack will."

"It is a steadfast truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"

"Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity."

"Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."