Throw away my book: you must understand that it represents only one of a thousand attitudes. You must find your own. If someone else could have done something as well as you, don’t do it. If someone else could have said something as well as you, don’t say it—or written something as well as you, don’t write it. Grow fond only of that which you can find nowhere but in yourself, and create out of yourself, impatiently or patiently, ah! that most irreplaceable of beings.

What thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most.

Generally among intelligent people are found nothing but paralytics and among men of action nothing but fools.

Don't think that your truth could be found by someone else.

Man's first and greatest victory must be won against the gods.

Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessors of happiness

I prefer granting with a good grace what I know I shan't be able to prevent.