"Courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The simplest truths often reveal that the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."

"Breathe deeply, anchor your attention in this breath, and let the storm pass. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"The true measure of a man is the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that the only true currency in life is time well spent."

"Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind."

"It is a essential truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."

"I've got all the money I'll ever need, if I die by four o'clock."