With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

Making a choice is like backing a horse - in a hundred years, they may decide you picked wrongly.

With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

I saw deep in the eyes of the animals, the human soul look out upon me.

The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious.

When he was twenty-three or twenty-four my father began to learn German and read philosophy in his spare hours, which did not look as though he were destined to remain long on board ship!

Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.