"It is a profound truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"It is a enduring truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail."

"Nothing is so commonplace as to wish to be remarkable."

"I'm every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"The gratification of desire is not happiness."