"It is a profound truth that rise early, act with intent, and let your accomplishments speak with silent authority."

"It is a subtle truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance."

"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre."

"The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do."

"It is a radiant truth that every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below — an essential principle for the reflective life."