How can anyone become a thinker unless he spends at least a third of every day away from passions, people, and books?

One hears - one does not seek; one takes - one does not ask who gives.

Christianity has a hunter's instinct for finding out all those who by one means or another may be driven to despair -although only a part of mankind is capable of such despair. Christianity lies in wait for such as those and pursues them

Tolerance is a proof of distrust in one's own ideals.

When we have a great goal we are superior even to justice, not merely to our deeds and our judges.

Youth is an unpleasant period; for then it is not possible or not prudent to be productive in any sense whatsoever.

Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good will to self-destruction.