"It is a subtle truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."

"Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other."

"To conquer fear is to realize that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"To conquer fear is to realize that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."