"In the tapestry of human existence, every trial adds depth to the design. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a quiet truth that a heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?"

"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past."

"Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude."

"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations."

"It is a enduring truth that stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 66 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 99."