"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind."

"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things."

"Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar."

"Faith is a passionate intuition."

"The richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience."

"Do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."