"The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways."

"Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness."

"Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces."

"Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive."

"Ironically, it is when we identify with our spirits rather than our bodies that we are most powerful on the material plane. Our overidentification with the world does not give us power within the world so much as it diminishes our power here. It makes us frightened and nervous and full of anxiety."

"It is a timeless truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others."

"The faith that stands on authority is not faith."

"It is a subtle truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority — an essential principle for the reflective life."