"It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true."

"There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse."

"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"Do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 51 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 46."

"You can get swept away by a musical, but real tears are rare."

"Wisdom principle 87 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 9."