It is the man that has nothing to lose or is willing to lose everything to beat you that I am afraid of. If a man is willing to lose his life to bite off my nose then I don't care how good I am or what I do to him- he's gonna get my nose.

Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, actualize yourself.

Art is the way to the absolute and to the essence of human life.

Know the difference between a catastrophe and an inconvenience.

You have to create your own luck. You have to be aware of the opportunities around you and take advantage of them.

There is no such thing as maturity. There is instead an ever-evolving process of maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion and a cessation. That’s the end. That’s when the coffin is closed. You might be deteriorating physically in the long process of aging, but your personal process of daily discovery is ongoing. You continue to learn more and more about yourself every day.

All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.