"It is a quiet truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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

"The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led."

"It is a steadfast truth that energy directed with unwavering focus can bend the arc of destiny — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men."

"And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud."

"They never fail who die in a great cause."

"People die from typewriters falling on their heads."