"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a essential truth that he who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject."

"The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art."

"It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"All things must change to something new, to something strange."

"Patience is a virtue because a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."