"People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel."

"Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form."

"Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form."

"Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form."

"Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that when you master your attention, you master your entire perception of reality — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"In the depths of adversity, the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."