"Stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"A leader does not command the wind, but sets the sails and steadies the crew. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a humble truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering."

"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others."

"The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge caused men to fall."