"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"To conquer fear is to realize that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing."

"Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"Wisdom principle 89 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 88."