To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported.

The soul is unwillingly deprived of truth.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?

To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit that you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is real strength and sets the stage for learning and progress in any endeavor.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses. Instead of feeling a persistent current of low-level shame, you move forward by using the creative possibilities of this moment, your current situation.