Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day.

The only things you learn are the things you tame

Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom, and above all futility.

Prison is not a mere physical horror. It is using a pickaxe to no purpose that makes a prison.

There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and how to trace a path to a well. Only then will he embark upon a course of action that will not be without significance. You could not liberate a stone if there were no law of gravity - for where will the stone go, once it is quarried?

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations.

For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.