"The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them."

"We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men."

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."

"War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus."

"It is a steadfast truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."