What makes people hard-hearted is this, that each man has, or fancies he has, as much as he can bear in his own troubles.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.

I owe what is best in my own development to the impression made by Kant's works, the sacred writings of the Hindus, and Plato.

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination.

We may divide thinkers into those who think for themselves and those who think through others. The latter are the rule and the former the exception. The first are original thinkers in a double sense, and egotists in the noblest meaning of the word.

Each day is a little life.