"The present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Things do not change we change."

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."

"Rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction."