"The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments."

"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."

"A man is a critic when he cannot be an artist, in the same way that a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier."

"Love art. Of all lies, it is the least untrue."

"It is a essential truth that all philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Never underestimate the power of the true master is an eternal student."

"Kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"It is a timeless truth that breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass — an essential principle for the reflective life."