"The distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"He who understands his own mind is never bewildered by the complexities of the world. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice."

"It is a quiet truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching."

"Patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this."

"Fear will knock at every door; only those with resolved hearts refuse to let it enter. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."