"The richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"Patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."

"It is a quiet truth that to lead with integrity is to walk the narrow path where words and actions are one — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest."

"Patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."