Be generous in nature and thought; for this wins respect and gives confidence and power.

Man is more sensitive to the contempt that others feel towards him than to the contempt that he feels towards himself.

I have exposed myself and am not ashamed to stand there naked. "Shame" is what we call the monster that attached itself to men when they aspired beyond the animals.

One is punished best for one's virtues.

Those who are bent on revolutionizing society may be divided into those who seek something for themselves thereby and those who seek something for their children and grandchildren.

One man runs to his neighbor because he is looking for himself, and another because he wants to loose himself. Your bad love of yourselves makes solitude a prison for you.

The free man is a warrior.