"Do not wait for favorable winds; take the oars and row toward your horizon. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury."

"It is a profound truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles."

"A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person."

"He who seeks peace must remember that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"He who seeks peace must remember that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"The universe speaks in the silent dialect of universal natural laws. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."