"The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble."

"The paradox of freedom is that character is forged in the fires of discipline."

"It is a enduring truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."

"Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him."

"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."