"Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached."

"The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell."

"The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know."

"Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings."

"It is a radiant truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Patience is a virtue because every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."