"Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them."

"It is a steadfast truth that he who inspires courage in a single soul has led a monumental campaign."

"The simplest truths often reveal that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness.… Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"For most of history, Anonymous was a woman."