"It is a quiet truth that we do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees."

"One may be humble out of pride."

"It is a quiet truth that wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"The highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead."