"A life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means joy is found not in possessing, but in appreciating."

"Wisdom principle 23 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 57."

"It is a subtle truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."

"The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror."

"I'm taking T.O., every day... He gives me the whole football field."

"What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now! This is not the life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of."

"It is a quiet truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact — an essential principle for the reflective life."