"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"What is art but a way of seeing?"

"It is a profound truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war."

"What men call social virtue, good fellowship, is commonly but the virtue of pigs in a litter, which lie close together to keep each other warm."

"Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him."

"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk."

"It is a timeless truth that bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts — an essential principle for the reflective life."