Life is fountain of joy; but where the rabble also gather to drink, all wells are poisoned.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realised joy could be.

To live alone one must be a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both - a philosopher.

I can be thrown by the wayside, but I'm looking at the stars.

To the good warrior soundeth "thou shalt" pleasanter than "I will." And all that is dear unto you, ye shall first have it commanded unto you.

I am the leading strings of the ego and the prompter of its concepts.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.