Whoever has not two-thirds of his time to himself, is a slave.

Even the bravest only rarely have courage for what they really know.

Every step forward is made at the cost of mental and physical pain to someone.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

The Refinement of Shame. People are not ashamed to think something foul, but they are ashamed when they think these foul thoughts are attributed to them.

My philosophy is inverted Platonism: the further a thing is from true being, the purer, the lovelier, the better it is. Living inillusion as a goal!

Sensuality often hastens the "Growth of Love" so much that the roots remain weak and are easily torn up.