A friend whose hopes we cannot satisfy is a friend we would rather have as an enemy.

He who obeys, does not listen to himself!

We must understand how to hide in darkness in order to escape the gnat-swarms of utterly annoying admirers.

What do you plan to do in the land of the sleepers? You have been floating in a sea of solitude, and the sea has borne you up. At long last, are you ready for dry land? Are you ready to drag yourself ashore?

The less men are fettered by tradition, the greater becomes the inward activity of their motives, and greater again in proportion to their outer restlessness.

We are so fond of being out among nature, because it has no opinions about us.

A life without music is an error.