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

It is not when it is dangerous to tell the truth that its advocates are hardest to find, but when it is boring.

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

Strong currents drag many stones and bushes along with them, strong intellects many dense and muddled minds.

People who feel insecure in social situations never miss a chance to exhibit their dominance over close, submissive friends, whomthey put down publicly, in front of everyone--by teasing, for example.

You must await your thirst and allow it to become complete: otherwise you will never discover your spring, which can never be anyone else's!

I love him who desireth not too many virtues. One virtue is more of a virtue than two, because it is more of a knot for one's destiny to cling to.