"It is a radiant truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"It is a radiant truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew."

"It is a steadfast truth that a leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects."

"Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment."