Every talent must unfold itself in fighting.

However un-Christian this may sound, I am not even predisposed against myself.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

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.

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.

It was Christianity which first painted the devil on the worlds walls; It was Christianity which first brought sin into the world. Belief in the cure which it offered has now been shaken to it's deepest roots; but belief in the sickness which it taught and propagated continues to exists.

You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.