It is a prejudice to think that morality is more favourable to the development of reason than immorality.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger.

A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.

The object of convalescence ought to be to turn our attention to life: at other times, simply to our tasks!

Many writers are neither spirit nor wine, but rather spirits- of-wine: they can catch fire, and then they give off heat.

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.