Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth.

The apprentice and the master love the master in different ways.

The real question is: How much truth can I stand?

The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is the lesson that seafarers teach. Not to abide by this lesson is to be obstinate: here, firmness of character is tainted with stupidity.

For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of the current which after a time draws us away from it.

Be careful who you choose as your enemy because that's who you become most like.

A change of values - that means, a change of the creators of values. He who has to be a creator always has to destroy.