An old man who cannot bid farewell to life appears as feeble and sickly as the young man who is unable to embrace it.

I've realized that somebody who's tired and needs a rest, and goes on working all the same is a fool.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man in general is hopelessly unconscious.

Astrologers are influenced by theosophy, so they say, "That is very simple, it is just vibration!" ... But what is vibration? They say it is light energy, perhaps electricity, they are not quite informed. At all events the vibrations that could influence us have never been seen, so it remains just a word.

I cannot love anyone if I hate myself. That is the reason why we feel so extremely uncomfortable in the presence of people who are noted for their special virtuousness, for they radiate an atmosphere of the torture they inflict on themselves. That is not a virtue but a vice.

...the soul does not require the organs of sense in order to see, hear, smell, taste and feel, in a much more perfect state; but with this great difference, that in such a state, it stands in much nearer connection with the spirtual than the material world.