The symbol of all relationships among such men, the moral symbol of respect for human beings, is the trader. We, who live by values, not by loot, are traders, both in matter and in spirit. A trader is a man who earns what he gets and does not give or take the undeserved.

Every loneliness is a pinnacle

Any group or "collective", large or small, is only a number of individuals. A group can have no rights other than the rights of its individual members.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others.

You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live

A culture is not the anonymous product of undifferentiate d masses, but the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men.