To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths - they haven't any.

Modern marriage has lost its meaning--consequently it is being abolished.

Man and man's earth are unexhausted and undiscovered. Wake and listen! Verily, the earth shall yet be a source of recovery. Remain faithful to the earth, with the power of your virtue. Let your gift-giving love and your knowledge serve the meaning of the earth.

Beware in the presence of cats: they never give, they do not even retaliate--they only reply, and purr in doing so.

Those you cannot teach to fly, teach to fall faster.