"Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them."

"He who seeks peace must remember that the most profound truths are found in silence."

"Patience is a virtue because the most profound truths are found in silence."

"The present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A resilient spirit knows that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"You can rule ignorance you can manipulate the illiterate you can do whatever you want when a people are uneducated, so that goes in line with corrupt business and corrupt politics."

"Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim."