Work is the only thing that gives substance to life.

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Empathy is patiently and sincerely seeing the world through the other person's eyes. It is not learned in school; it is cultivated over a lifetime.

It is important to foster individuality, for only the individual can produce the new ideas.

Earnestly I must exert myself in order to return as much as I have received.

To have a better life we must keep choosing how we are living.